PARTICIPATION IN MANAGED CARE:

Amin H. Karim MD
Main Medical Group accepts MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND PRIVATE INDEMNITY INSURANCE. (and of course SELF PAY) In addition, we participate in the following managed care organizations (PPO's and HMO's) The list is subject to change without notice (depending on the moods of the managed care companies). If you do not see a particular Managed Care Organization in this lest please do call us at 713 797 6000 to see if we have joined since publication of this brochure.

(LIST UPDATED August 2001)

• ACCESS MEDICAID HMO
  
• ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH PLANS OF TEXAS.
  
• ADMAR CORPORATION.
  
• AETNA HMO, PPO, EPA AND WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION.
  
• AFFILIATED HEALTH PPO.
  
• AFFORDABLE MEDICAL NETWORKS.
  
• FIRST HEALTH (ALTA)
  
• ALLIANCE HEALTH PROVIDERS PPO.
  
• ALLIED GROUP NETWORK.
  
• AMCARE HEALTH PLANS OF TEXAS HMO and PPO. (Formerly AmeriHealth of Tx) 713 985 4100
  
• AMCARE FIRST (MediCaid).
  
• AMERICAN HEALTH NETWORK.
  
• AMERICAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL ADMINISTRATION.
  
• AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. (Through Caring Physicians Network)
  
• AMERICA'S HEALTH PLAN, INC. PPO.
  
• AMERICAID MEDICAID H.M.O.
  
• AMERIHEALTH OF TEXAS HMO AND MEDICAID HMO, and PPO. (Changed to AmCare Health Plans of Texas Dec 1, 2000)
  
• AMERIHEALTH ADMINISTRATORS.
  
• ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY.
• AYLOR SELECT CARE.
  
• BEECH STREET OF TEXAS PPO. (Including former Capp Care Inc )
  
• BENEFIT PLANNERS INC.
  
• BEST DOCTORS, INC.
  
• BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD (COLUMBIA HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES , PAR PLAN AND TEXAS PROFESSIONAL PAYMENT PLAN, )
  
• BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS. (HMO Blue, BlueChoice Groups, BlueChoice Plus Groups, BCBCTX HealthSelect, FedSelect, ParPlan and Indemnity). 800 442 4607
  
• BRAZOSPORT HEALTH NETWORK.

• CAPP CARE PPO (Merged with Beech Street Corp. Feb 99).
  

• CARING PHYSICIANS NETWORK.
  
• CENTRA SELECT PPO (Formerly Equifax Health Administrative Services and Health Economics Corporation. Now Being administered by National Preferred Provider Network NPPN As of Feb 2001).
  
• CHOICE ONE HEALTH PLAN (Merged with MULTIPLAN June 1, 1999).
  
• CIGNA HEALTHCARE PPO AND CIGNA SELECT.
  
• COASTAL COMP CORPORATION WORKERS COMPENSATION.
  
• COLUMBIA EMPLOYEE NETWORK
  
• COMPETITIVE HEALTH PLAN, INC. PPO AND WORKERS COMPENSATION.
  
• CORVEL CORPORATION.\
  
• COST CARE JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED.
  
• COMMUNITY CARE NETWORKS.
  
• COMMUNITY HEALTH CHOICE HMO AND MEDICAID HMO.
  
• (COMPCARE) WORKER'S COMPENSATION.
• DIRECTCARE AMERICA OF TEXAS, INC. PPO.
• ERVIN COMPANIES/TEXAS SMALL BUSINESS ALLIANCE.
• EQUIFAX HEALTHCARE ADMINSITRATIVE SERVICES (Formerly Health Economics Corporation).
• ETHIX SOUTHWEST EVOLUTIONS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS.
• EVOLUTIONS HEALTHCARE RESOURCES INC.
• FIESTA MART PPO.
• FIRSTCARE HMO/PPO
• FIRSTHEALTH PPO, POS, AND WORKERS COMP.
  
• FOCUS HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT.
  
• FORD BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  
• FORMOST PPO GREATER HOUSTON PPO.

• GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK.
  

• GOLDEN TRIANGLE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION.
• GULF COAST PROVIDER NETWORK.
  
• GULF COAST INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATION.

• HANCOCK PREFERRED-PPO.
  

• HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT HEALTHCARE PLAN.
• HCMC FREEDOM OF CHOICEHEALTH ADVANTAGE NETWORK/HEALTH ADVANTAGE NETWORK
  
• ON BEHALF OF COLUMBIA EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN (GCPN).(Ceased operations Jan 01, 2001)
  
• HEALTHCARE NETWORK DEVELOPMENT.
  
• HEALTH DESIGN PLUSHEALTH CORP INTERNATIONAL INC.
  
• HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF EAST TEXAS
  
• HEALTHSMART PREFERRED CARE INC.
  
• HEALTH STAR PPO.
  
• HEALTH STRATEGIES INC.
  
• HEALTH TRUST NETWORK.
  
• HOME HEALTH PLANS PF TEXAS INC.
  
• HOUSTON HEALTHCARE PURCHASING ORGANIZATION. (Name changed to ppoNEXT Aug 1, 2001)
  
• HMO BLUE STAR PLUS MEDICAID HMO.
  
• HMO BLUE (Formerly NylCare).
  
• HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF TEXAS, Inc. (Formerly Memorial Sisters of Charity HMO)
  
• HUMANA HEALTHCARE PLANS P.P.O. AND H.M.O.

• INTEGRATED MEDICAL SYSTEMS.
  

• INTERNATIONAL TELEMEDICINE PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION (ITPA)
• JOHN E. CHANCE AND ASSOCIATES, INC. (WC). )JOHN HANCOCK "CLASSIC" PPO.
• MANAGED HEALTHCARE INC. PPO
• MATAGORDA HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN.
• MEDCARE ADVANTAGE
• MEDCORP-SW PPO.
• MEDICUS INTERNATIONAL INC.
• MEDICAL COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY (PHYSICIANS INC).
• MEDICAL CONTROL INC.
• MED NETWORK PPO AND MEDNETWORK EPO.
• MEDVIEW SERVICES, INC. PPO MEDVIEW WORKER'S COMPENSATION.
• MEMORIAL SISTERS OF CHARITY PPO AND HMO, POD, CHOICE 65. (Now changed to Humana Health Care Plan of Texas)
• METRAHEALTH CARE PLAN . CHOICE HMO AND CHOICE PLUS HMO, (FORMERELY METLIFE AND TRAVELLERS).
• MID-CONTINENT HEALTH BENEFIT TRUST.
• MITCHELL ENERGY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
• MULTIPLAN INC. PPO (PREFERRED PLAN OF TEXAS PPO AND CHOICE ONE MERGED WITH MULTIPLAN EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1999).
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PREFERRED PROVIDERS.
• NATIONAL CHOICECARE PREFERRED PROVIDERS.
• NATIONAL HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE PPO.
• NETONE PREFERRED PROVIDER NETWORK (FORMERLY MEDICAL CONTROL INC. Also manage Centra Select PPO); July 2001 changed its name to Plan Vista Solutions.
• NEWTON HEALTHCARE NETWORKS PPO and EPO.
• NYLCARE (Changed to HMO Blue Texas, September 2000) OCCUPATIONAL URGENT HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC. (OUCH).
• ONE HEALTH PLAN OF TEXAS. PACIFICARE DIRECT NETWORK AND SECURE HORIZONS.
• PCA HEALTHPLANS OF TEXAS PPO, HMO AND MEDICARE HMO, PCA QUALICARE.
• PETRO-TECH CONSTRUCTERS , INC. (WC)
• PHILADELPHIA AMERICAN LIFE COMPANY.
• PHYSICIANS INC/GULF COAST IPA.(Ceased operations Feb 5, 2001)
• PLAN VISTA SOLUTIONS. (Formerly National Preferred Provider Network, Select PPO ) ppoNEXT (formerly Houston Healthcare Purchasing Organization)
• PREFERRED PLAN OF TEXAS. (Merged with Multiplan June 1 1999).
• PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK.
• PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS EPO/PPO.
• PRO-NET (PROVIDER NETWORKS OF AMERICA)
• PROVIDER STRATEGIES INC. (Feb 1, 2001, CPO Baylor)
• PRUDENTIAL HEALTHCARE POS, PPO AND HMO.
• RANDALL'S FOOD MARKET PPO.
• RESIDENTCARE PLAN.
• SECURE HORIZONS (Pacificare)
• SELECTCARE MEDICAL PLAN.
• SELECT SOURCE PLUS.
• SELLER BROTHERS, INC. (WC).
• SIERRA LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY.
• SOUTHWEST PREFERRED NETWORK PPO.
• SOUHTWEST PREFERRED NETWORK PPO. (Formerly VHA Southwest Provider Network).
• STUDENT INSURANCE.
• TARECO INC. PPO. (Ceased operations as of Sep 01, 2002)
• TENET SELECT PPO.
• TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER PPO.
• TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE PPO.
• TEACHER RETIREMENT OF TEXAS PPO.
• UNICARE INSURANCE COMPANY, PPO.(Includes MethodistCare)
• UNITED HEALTHCARE. (Formerly Metlife, Metrahealth and Travellers)
• UNITED PAYORS AND UNITED PROVIDERS PPO INC.
• UNIVERSAL HEALTHPLAN OF TEXAS, INC.
• USA HEALTH NETWORK COMPANY INC.PPO.
• USA MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION. PPO/WC.
• USC HEALTH SERVICES PPO.
• PARTICIPATION IN IPA"s (INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS):
• The following is a list of various associations through which we participate in the Managed Care Organizations as listed above.
• St. Luke=s Independent Practice Association.
• Clinical Practice Organization of the Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children=s Hospital.
• Park Plaza Independent Practice Association.
• Memorial-Hermann HealthNet Providers.
• Greater Houston Intercultural Independent Physicians Association.
• Bayou City Independent Physician=s Association.
• Metropolitan Independent Physician=s Association.
• Columbia Independent Physician=s Association.
• Houston Medical Group
• Houston Heart Consultants.
• Caring Physicians Network.