Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai and Anthem Blue Cross of California are extending their contract until Jan. 1, 2030, the health system said in a news release shared with Becker’s.
More than 230,000 Anthem members will stay in network under the multiyear agreement. The contract was initially set to expire at the end of 2025.
“We are grateful for Cedars-Sinai’s continued partnership and shared commitment to long-term stability and improved health outcomes for our members,” said Beth Andersen, president of Anthem Blue Cross commercial health plans in California.
Cedars-Sinai has a longstanding relationship with Anthem Blue Cross, as the health system’s staff have relied on the insurer for over 40 years. Cedars-Sinai was also a founding member of Vivity Health, an HMO plan established in partnership with Anthem a decade ago.
“We appreciate the important partnership we have developed and strengthened with Anthem over many decades, and we look forward to continuing the relationship well into the future,” said Peter Slavin, MD, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System and the David and Meredith Kaplan presidential chair.
