Medicare AdvantageAdministrativeMedium impact
24-924 Provider Communications Posted Online and Operations Manual Updates for August 2024
Health Net·CA · Palliative Care·Prior Authorization
Effective date
Aug 1, 2024
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Health Net California published their August 2024 provider communications summary, highlighting several operational updates including urgent prior authorization procedures for clinical trial routine care costs, updated palliative care provider lists, and new bariatric surgery performance center requirements.
Action Required
Review August 2024 Health Net provider communications at providerlibrary.healthnetcalifornia.com. For clinical trial patients: Submit prior authorization requests for routine care costs with urgent status designation. Update bariatric surgery referral processes to use only Health Net Performance Centers list. Verify palliative care provider network using updated contracted provider list.