If you have insurance through your employer, your enrollment period usually takes place in the fall. Check with your HR department for details.
Choose Dignity Health with your employer coverage this Open Enrollment
If you’re reviewing your employer’s health plan options during Open Enrollment, you know that choosing the right plan is an important decision. Having a doctor you know and trust is essential for your health and well-being.
Dignity Health’s network offers extensive physician coverage and many convenient medical locations, ensuring you have access to care when and where it fits your schedule. With multiple locations throughout Ventura County, finding a nearby doctor is easy. Plus, we offer virtual visits with your personal Dignity Health primary care physician (PCP), giving you even more flexibility and convenience.
How to enroll:
- Review your employer’s health insurance options and confirm that they’re accepted by Dignity Health (see list below).
- Find a Dignity Health Medical Group primary care physician (PCP) that meets your needs and preferences.
- Follow your employer’s enrollment instructions to sign up for your selected plan.
Discover the health plans* that offer access to Dignity Health providers:
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)
- Aetna Open Choice
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Humana / ChoiceCare Network
- Cigna
- First Health Network (a Coventry Health Care)
- HealthSmart PPO Preferred
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), a PPO network under Multiplan
- Health Net Individual/Family, Small/Large Business, and Centene Employee Plan
Dignity Health Medical Network-Ventura HMO participating plans
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Health Net
- UnitedHealthcare
- Tri-Care (via Health Net)
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*Benefits among health plans and employers vary. Please refer to your health insurance information for details and descriptions of your benefits coverage.
Dignity Health is not a health insurance company. Dignity Health is a provider network of more than 60,000 caregivers and staff who deliver excellent care to diverse communities in hospitals, physician offices, and other types of care centers in 21 states. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is the fifth largest health system in the nation and the largest hospital provider in California.
Open Enrollment is here. Select your doctor today:
Frequently asked questions
Open enrollment is a time of year when you can sign up for health insurance. The dates depend on your employer but are generally offered in the fall. Additionally, you may qualify to enroll if you have a qualifying life event, like losing coverage through your employer.
Finding a plan can be a complex process, so we want to make it easy for you to become part of the Dignity Health family. If you still feel lost and are not sure where to start, check out:
Dignity Health is not a health insurance company. Dignity Health is a provider network of more than 60,000 caregivers and staff who deliver excellent care to diverse communities in hospitals, physician offices and other types of care centers in 21 states. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is the fifth largest health system in the nation and the largest hospital provider in California.
A primary care physician (PCP) helps you manage your health. Common services include regular physical exams, prescribing medications, treating minor illness and injuries, managing chronic conditions, and screening for common health problems.
Should you need specialized care, your primary care physician can expertly guide your next steps and connect you to the right specialist. There are different types of primary care physicians: family medicine doctors for the whole family; internal medicine-pediatric doctors for preventing and treating diseases; pediatricians who specialize in children; and internal medicine doctors who care for adults.
Choosing and building a relationship with one of these doctors can help you live a healthy lifestyle based on your individual needs.
It's a good idea to confirm your doctor and your hospital of choice are covered by your new insurance for the upcoming year by checking the insurance website or calling your insurance carrier directly. Do not assume your physician is covered without checking first. Doctors and hospitals may periodically change the insurance they accept.
One type of health insurance is not better than the other, but there are differences. With an HMO plan you will choose a Primary Care Provider (PCP), who will coordinate the care you need for any specialists. Services are all provided through physicians and facilities in the health plan's HMO network. With a PPO you may also choose a PCP, but you will not need a referral to see another physician. It will usually cost less to see in-network physicians than an out-of-network physician. Whether you are considering an HMO or a PPO, you can check which doctors, medical groups, hospitals, etc. are in the network before you enroll.
A health insurance broker or agent is a person who can help you apply for help to pay for your health insurance and enroll in a health plan. They can make specific recommendations about which plan to enroll in based on your health care needs. They are licensed and regulated by states and typically get payments, or commissions, from health insurers, and therefore, consumers do not pay for their services.