This article is a continuation of The Brown & Toland Medical Group in San Francisco will no longer be a part of UCSF’s Provider Network, Part 1 Published October 1st, 2009.

What if a member doesn’t want to change medical groups and prefers to select a new PCP within Brown & Toland Medical Group?

Members who choose to select another primary care physician within Brown & Toland Medical Group, or any other medical group within their service area, can use Provider Finder on anthem.com/ca to locate a new physician.  Members who need assistance in selecting a different PCP and/or medical group are encouraged to call Anthem Blue Cross’ Customer Service department at the toll-free number listed on their ID card.  Once the member knows  the PCP they would like to be reassigned to, they need to contact Customer Service at the toll-free number on their Anthem Blue Cross membership card prior to December 31, 2009 and provide information regarding their new selection in order to be reassigned.

Will HMO members who remain with their UCSF Medical Group primary care physicians (by switching to Hill Physicians Medical Group on January 1, 2010) still have access to the same specialty care physicians (orthopedics, cardiologists, surgeons, oncologists, etc.) who were available through Brown & Toland Medical Group?

Possibly.  Many specialty care physicians are members of both Brown & Toland Medical Group and Hill Physicians Medical Group, but it is important for each individual member to confirm that the specialty care physician(s) they see regularly are also part of Hill Physicians Medical Group network. (continue reading…)