Anise Health Expands Access to Culturally-Responsive Care with new Optum Partnership in California
Anise Health is proud to announce that we are now in-network with Optum in California, furthering our mission to make culturally-responsive mental healthcare more accessible to Asian Americans. As part of UnitedHealthcare, Optum is a leader in delivering integrated health services with a focus on improving patient outcomes, supporting health equity, and expanding access to high-quality care. Our partnership reflects a shared commitment to meeting the needs of diverse communities with compassion, expertise, and cultural understanding.
Optum serves more than 100 million people nationwide, offering a broad range of health benefits and services. With decades of experience and a strong emphasis on innovation, Optum works to ensure that care is coordinated, personalized, and effective. This new relationship with Anise Health builds on Optum’s dedication to providing care that goes beyond traditional one-size-fits-all models; recognizing that cultural context plays a critical role in mental health outcomes.
Through this partnership, Optum members in California will have access to Anise Health’s holistic care model designed specifically for the Asian community.
Our approach integrates:
Culturally-adapted teletherapy and behavioral coaching from licensed providers trained in cultural sensitivity
Personalized treatment plans tailored to each client’s unique background, lived experiences, and goals
A robust digital platform offering curated psychoeducational content, interactive workshops, group programs, and community support spaces
Whether addressing bicultural tension, family expectations, discrimination, intergenerational conflict, or everyday stress, our providers deliver evidence-based care that meets clients where they are, emotionally and culturally.
How to get started
Optum members in California can begin care with Anise Health directly by completing our short intake form, which takes less than 5 minutes. Please have your insurance card ready; we’ll complete a free eligibility check and confirm your expected costs during the sign up process.
Members can also be referred through Optum’s care navigators by calling the number on the back of their insurance card. Providers can use this short form to refer members to Anise Health.
Eligible members will pay only their co-pays, coinsurance, deductible or unpaid claim fees for sessions completed with an in-network provider. There is no additional cost for access to Anise’s digital platform.
About Anise Health
Anise Health is pioneering culturally-responsive and personalized mental health care for Asian Americans with its AI-powered digital platform. Anise trains its diverse team of providers, intelligently matches providers to patients, and recommends personalized treatment plans according to its specialized care model which integrates teletherapy, behavioral coaching and evidence-based digital resources to drive best-in-class clinical outcomes. As a result, 93% of Anise clients show improvements in symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress by Week 12 of care.
To make care affordable, Anise accepts a variety of insurance, including Optum (part of United Healthcare), Aetna, Anthem, Blue Shield of California, Magellan, and Health Net of California, and offers HSA/FSA benefits and superbills for its self-pay monthly subscriptions.
