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INSURANCE

Embark on a Journey to Mental Wellness

INSURANCES WE ACCEPT

 

Aetna 

  • Allied Benefit Systems

  • Christian Brothers Services

  • Health Scope

  • Meritain

  • Nippon

  • Trustmark

  • Trustmark Small Business Benefits

 

Aetna plans that are not included:  

  • Aetna CVS

  • Aetna Medicare and Medicaid plans

  • Allied Benefit Systems

  • AmeriBen

  • Boon Chapman

  • Emi Health

  • First Health

  • GEHA - Aetna**

  • Health Smart

  • Piedmont/S&S Healthcare

  • WebTPA

 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield

 

  • Most Anthem BCBS New York plans

  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, which are now part of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York.​

  • Florida Blue

Carelon

National Plans

  • Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc.

  • Providence Health Plan

 

Carelon plans that are not included:

  • Emblem

  • NYSHIP

  • Wellsense

  • Unicare/Wellpoint

  • Humana

 

Mental Health Benefits Managed by Carelon

 

Some BCBS plans, including Kaiser Permanente and Anthem BCBS state plans, manage mental health benefits through Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc. Even if your BCBS plan isn't here, check the back of your insurance card for Carelon. If it's there, you may be able to use those benefits.  Contact frontdesk@quintessencepsychiatry.com for verification.

 

Cigna 

  • Allegiance

  • Daniel H. Cook Administrators

  • Paragon Benefits

  • Professional Benefit Administrators

  • Southwest Service Administrators

  • S&S Healthcare Strategies

  • Tall Tree Administrators

  • Trustmark 

  • Wellfleet Group, LLC

 

Cigna plans that are not included: 

  • Flume Health

  • Florida Health Administrators

  • Gilsbar TPA

  • Healthpartners Inc.

  • Magnolia Health

  • Priority Health

  • UPMC Healthplan

 

Optum

  • All Savers (UHC)

  • GEHA- United Shared Services (UHSS)

  • Health Plans Inc

  • Medica (Eligible if policy is commercial only)

  • Optum*

  • Oscar

  • Oxford

  • Sursest (Formerly Bind)

  • UHC Student Resources

  • UMR

  • United Healthcare

  •  UnitedHealth Shared Services (UHSS)

 

Optum plans that are not included: 

  • Arizona Complete Health

  • Cenpatico

  • Health Plans of Nevada

  • Optum Medicare and Medicaid plans

  • Select Health

  • Sierra Health and Life Health Plans

 

 

Ineligible Insurance Plans

 

We do not accept:

  • Medicare or Medicaid plans

  • State or community plans (Ex, NYSHIP, 1199SEIU)

*List updated October 2025 — please check here for the most up-to-date list:  https://support.helloalma.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260801954449-Alma-s-Participating-Insurance-Plans

Note: We use HelloAlma and/or Headway to accept insurances.  Hello Alma and Headway are mental health platforms that are designed to handle the administrative pieces of accepting health insurance such as sending in insurance claims.  

Your specific plan may vary, and Hello Alma/Headway can’t guarantee that your health plan benefits will apply to sessions until Hello Alma/Headway has your insurance information. We will ask HelloAlma/Headway to verify your eligibility before your first visit. To learn more, see How Alma Conducts Eligibility Checks: https://support.helloalma.com/hc/en-us/articles/14221965648027-How-Does-Alma-Conduct-Eligibility-Checks

 

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