Insurance Plans Accepted as of March 1, 2004

Accountable Health Plans – PPO
Admar Corporation – PPO
Aetna TRS – PPO
Aetna U.S. Healthcare – HMO, PPO, POS
Affiliated Health – PPO
Americaid Texas, Inc. – MD
Americaid STAR PLUS - MD
Beech Street – PPO
Blue Choice – PPO, POS
Blue Cross Blue Shield – Indemnity
CCN Managed Care, Inc. – PPO
ChoiceCare Network – PPO
CIGNA – HMO, PPO
CIGNA Select – HMO
CoastalComp Healthnetworks – PPO, WC
Community Health Choice – MD
Competitive Health Plan – PPO
Corvel Corporation – WC, PPO
ETHIX Health Plan – PPO
Evolutions Healthcare Systems, Inc. – PPO, WC
Fiesta Mart, Inc. – PPO
First Health (Affordable) – PPO, WC
FOCUS Healthcare Management – PPO
Galaxy Health Network – PPO
Greater Houston Intercultural Physicians Association –IPA
Great West HealthCare (One Health Plan) - HMA, POS, PPO
Health Net Federal Providers (Tricare)
Health Payors Organization – PPO
HealthSmart Preferred Care – PPO
Houston Healthcare Purchasing Org. – PPO
HMO Blue Texas – HMO
Humana – HMO, PPO
Managed Healthcare, Inc. – PPO, WC
Med Care Advantage – MCS
MedCorp Southwest, Inc. – PPO
Medview Services, Inc. – WC
Multiplan, Inc. – PPO
National Healthcare Alliance – PPO
National Preferred Provider Network – PPO
Newton Healthcare Network – EPO, PPO
Odyssey Healthcare of Houston – Hospice
One Health Plan of Texas -HMO, POS, PPO
PacifiCare of Texas - HMO
PPONext - PPO
Premier HealthCare – PPO
Private Healthcare Systems – PPO
Provider Networks of America – PPO
Renaissance Physician Organization - IPA
Reny Company - WC
Texas Health Network (TDH STAR) - MD
Total Choice (Tenet Select) – PPO
Texas Children’s Health Plan – CHIP, MD
Texas Healthcare Foundation – WC
Texas HealthSpring - MC
Texas Municipal League – PPO
Texas True Choice - PPO
Unicare Health Plan (formerly MethodistCare) - HMO
Unicare Classic – PPO
Unicare Performance - PPO
United Healthcare – HMO, PPO, POS
United Payors & United Providers – PPO
USA Managed Care Organization - PPO, WC, MCS
UTMB HealthCare Systems - HMO, CHIP

Abbreviations
HMO - Commercial Health Maintenance Organization
PPO - Commercial Preferred Provider Organization
WC - Worker's Compensation Network
MD - Medicaid HMO
MC - Medicare Risk HMO
EPO - Exclusive Provider Organization
MCS - Medicare Supplement
POS - Point of Service
MH - Mental Health/Chemical Dependency Organization
EAP - Employee Assistance Program

If you have any questions regarding contracted managed care companies, please contact the Managed Care Department at (713) 527-5795.  Fax number (713) 524-6159.