If you travel to Canada or Mexico and need emergency care requiring hospitalization, L.A. Care will cover your care. If you are traveling abroad outside of Canada or Mexico and need emergency care, urgent care, or any health care services L.A. Care will not cover your care.
L.A. Care is the health plan for Medi-Cal members in Los Angeles County. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) works with L.A. Care to provide your Medi-Cal health care.
ADDRESS: PO BOX 811580 Los Angeles, CA 90081 paying claims. Generally, PPGs/IPAs in the CMC network are responsible for paying all professional claims.
All paper claims must be submitted on a CMS 1500 form for professional services and UB-04 form for facility services. Before L.A. Care can process your claim, it must include all required information, where applicable and be "clean" of any errors.
L.A. Care is the health plan for Medi-Cal members in Los Angeles County. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) works with L.A. Care to provide your Medi-Cal health care.
There are time limits on how long providers have to submit claims. The claim filing time limit for L.A. Care is 180 days from the date of service.
Louisiana Blue claims must be filed within 15 months, or length of time stated in the member's contract, of the date of service. Claims received after 15 months, or length of time stated in the member's contract, will be denied, and the member and Louisiana Blue should be held harmless for these amounts.
Examples of personal care service tasks Showering or bathing, including verbal or physical cueing or hands-on assistance. Dressing and undressing. Grooming tasks, including brushing teeth, denture care, shaving, hair styling, and makeup. Transferring, such as getting in and out of a chair or bed.
L.A. Care Health Plan is the nation's largest publicly operated health plan. Its mission is to provide access to quality health care for Los Angeles County's vulnerable and low-income residents and to support the safety net required to achieve that purpose.