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J.D. Power - 2010 Health Insurance Plan Ratings - consumer opinions
J.D. Power and Associates shows ratings for 133 commercial health plans on Overall member satisfaction, Choice of doctors & hospitals, Communication, Approval processes, Claims processing, Insurance statements, Coverage and benefits, and Customer service (click on More). See ratings for Blue Cross Blue Shield, Capital BlueCross, CIGNA, Dean Health, Group Health Cooperative, Harvard Pilgrim, Health Alliance Plan (HAP), Humana, Independent Health Association, Kaiser, SelectHealth, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Anthem, Geisinger, Pacificare, HealthPartners, Medical Mutual, Priority, Providence, Tufts, Wellmark, and more, in 37 states and Wash. DC. Member satisfaction survey data from Nov. and Dec. 2009, published April 2010
TheStreet.com Ratings: Strongest and Weakest HMOs
Short Lists of selected HMOs from TheStreet.com - the strongest and weakest. Formerly known as the Weiss Ratings of the risk/reward trade-off of an investment in the company. Ratings may have implications for policy-holders
usnews.com: Best Commercial Health Insurance Plans 2009-2010 Rankings
More than two hundred (239) commercial health insurance plans (HMO & POS) are rank-ordered. Click on plan Name to see details. Compare Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts, Grand Valley, Capital, Geisinger, Fallon Community, Health New England, CIGNA (NH, ME), Group Health Cooperative, Health Net of Connecticut, Blue Cross Blue Shield (MA), Kaiser, Universal Benefits, Capital District, Anthem, HealthAmerica PA, Health Alliance, Priority Health, HealthPartners MN, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, and many more. Work done in partnership with the highly respected NCQA accrediting organization, which examined 490 plans in depth this year; uncooperative plans were named. Released Nov. 2009
usnews.com: Best Medicaid Health Insurance Plans 2009-2010 Rankings
Eighty two (82) Medicaid plans are rank-ordered. Kaiser Hawaii, Boston Medical Center HealthNet, and Fallon Community Health Plan (Mass.), top this year's list. Work done in partnership with the highly respected NCQA accrediting organization
usnews.com: Best Medicare Health Insurance Plans 2009-2010 Rankings
One hundred sixty six (166) Medicare HMO & POS health insurance plans are rank-ordered. Work done in partnership with the highly respected NCQA accrediting organization. Compare Kaiser Foundation (CO, OR, WA, Southern CA, others), Fallon (MA), Geisinger (PA), Tufts HMO, Capital (FL), MVP Rochester, Capital District Physicians, Group Health Coop, Blue Cross Blue Shield (MA), Security (WI), and others with your regional plans
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ConsumerReports.org - HMO & PPO Ratings 9/09 available at your library
Over 37,000 readers of Consumer Reports rated HMOs and PPOs (implied during 2008). They may or may not be representative of the US population. Available online only to paid subscribers, otherwise, check at your local library for free health insurance ratings information. Subscribers reported paying $1829 (range $1466 to $2003) for their typical portion of premium costs
NCQA Health Insurance Plan Ratings and Report Card 2009
Compare quality ratings for HMOs and PPO health insurance plans. Aetna, Blue Cross, Cigna, United - they're all here. Star ratings and distinction ratings shown for accredited commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plans. NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) is a private nonprofit organization that sets standards for quality of care and service that health plans provide to their members. NCQA Accreditation is a nationally recognized seal of approval. Updated 2009