Montage Health and Anthem Blue Cross have reached a continuation of their agreement, ensuring Anthem patients in Monterey County can continue receiving in-network care at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and all Montage Health services, without interruption.
Source: Montage Health
Customers on commercial and employer-sponsored plans by Anthem will lose network access to the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) on February 1, 2026, if an agreement cannot be reached with parent company Montage Health.
The action would not impact Medicare patients. Anthem members would also still have access to Montage providers outside of the hospital. Only CHOMP would be out-of-network.
Source: Monterey County Now