How Health Plans Stack Up

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CHART KEY aa=STAYING HEALTHY bb=GETTING WELL cc=LIVING W/ILLNESS dd=OVERALL QUALITY RANK OVERALL HMO HMO ADULT CARE KIDS' CARE STATE RANKING aa bb cc dd aa bb cc dd 1 Matthew Thornton A A B A A A B B A Health Plan, N.H. 2 Kaiser Foundation A A A A A A C A A Health Plan--Northeast, Conn. 3 Harvard Comm. A A A A A A B B A Health Plan (Harvard Pilgrim) Mass. 4 Fallon Communith A A A A A A C C B Health Plan Mass. 5 Pilgrim Health Care A A A B A A B A A (Harvard Pilgrim) Mass 6 Capital District A A B A A A C A A Physicians' Health Plan N.Y. 7 Blue Cross and A A B B A A D B B Blue Shield of Mass. Mass. 8 Tufts Associated A A A B A A C C B Health Plan Mass 9 Kaiser Foundation A A B A A A C B B Health Plan of the Northwest Ore. 10 Kaiser Foundation A A B A A A C B B Health Plan of Ohio Ohio 11 Kaiser Foundation A A B A A A C C B Health Plan Colorado Co. 12 Kaiser Foundation A A B A A A D B C Health Plan Hawaii Hawaii 13 Kaiser Foundation A A B A A A C B B Health Plan Northern Calif. Calif. 14 Healthsource N.H. A A B B A A C C B N.H. 15 Healthsource Maine A A B B A A C B B Maine 16 ConnectiCare, A A A C A A D B C Conn. 17 Kaiser Foundation A A B B A A C A A Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic, Md. 18 Blue Choice A A A C A A C B B (Finger Lakes HMO) N.Y, 19 CIGNA HealthCare B A B A A C C A B of Arizona Arizona 20 Kaiser Foundation B A B A A C D B C Health Plan Southern Calif. Calif. 21 Kaiser Foundation B A B B A A C B B Health Plan/CHP N.Y. 22 Lovelace Health Plan B A B A A B D B C N.W. 23 Kaiser Foundation B A C A A A D C C Health Plan of Georgia Georgia 24 Medical Value Plan B A A C A A D B B Ohio 25 Group Health Northwest B A C B B A C B B Wash. 26 HealthAmerica B A A C A A D C C Pennsylvania-Central Penn. 27 Group Health B B B A B A C D C Cooperative of Puget Sound Wash. 28 Independent Health B A A C B B C B C N.Y. 29 Scott & White B A B B B B D C C Health Plan Texas 30 Preferred Care B A B B B A D D C N.Y. 31 Optima Health Plan B A B D B B D A C Va. 32 Health Alliance Plan B B C A B B D C C Mich. 33 PacifiCare of Utah B A A C B D A D C (formerly FHP) Utah 34 Keystone Health B A B C B A D B C Plan Central Pa. 35 HealthPartners B A B C B A C D C Minn. 36 Kaiser Foundation B A C C B A D C B Health Plan fo N.C. N.C. 37 Family Health Plan B A C D B A C D B Cooperative Wis 38 Prudential HealthCare B A A D B B D D D San Antonio Texas 39 HMO of Penn. B A C C B B D B C (Aetna U.S. Healthcare) Penn. 40 HeathCarePlan B A B D B A C D C N.Y. 41 Community Blue B A B C B A D B C N.Y. 42 Prudential HealthCare B A D C B C D B C Houston Texas 43 Kaiser Foundation C A C C C A D C C Health Plan of Texas Texas 44 Priority Health C A B D B C D D D Mich. 45 M Plan C A A D B C D D D Ind. 46 Prudential HealthCare C A C C B B D D C Orlando Fla. 47 Ochsner Health Plan C B C B B D D B C La. 48 CIGNA HealthCare C A D B B C D C C of Florida 49 Prudential HealthCare C A C D C B D B C Austin Texas 50 Prudential HealthCare C A C D C B D B C North Texas Texas 51 Regence HMO Oregon C A C D B B D D D Oregon 52 Blue Cross and Blue C A C D C C D C C Shield of N.C. N.C. 53 Penn State Geisinger C A C C B C D D D Health Plan Penn. 54 QualMed Washington C A D D C B C B B Health Plan--Bellevue Wash. 55 Keystone Health C A C D B A D D D Plan West Pa. 56 Physicians Health C A C D C A C D C Services Conn. N.J. N.Y. 57 Aetna Health Plan C B C C C C D C D N.J. 58 Lifeguard C A D D C B D D D Calif. 59 PacifiCare of Co. C B B B B D D D D (Formerly FHP) Co. 60 Rush Prudential C A C D C B C D C Health Plan Ill. 61 PacifiCare of Arizona C A D A C C D D D (Formerly FHP) Arizona 62 Blue Cross and C A C D B D D D D Blue Shield of Fla. Fla. 63 HIP Health Plan C A C D C A D D C of New Jersey N.J. 64 M.D Health Plan C B C C C B D C D Conn. 65 QualMed Washington C B C D C C D B C Health Plan--Spokane Wash. 66 Harris Methodist C B D B C C D B C Health Plan Texas 67 HIP Health Plan C A D C C C D C D of New York N.Y. 68 Prudential HealthCare C C D C C C D B C Tri-State N.Y. N.J. Conn. 69 PacifiCare of Calif. C A D D C C D D D Calif. 70 AvMed Health Plan C B D C C C D D D Fla. 71 Empire Blue Cross C A D D D B D A B Blue Shield N.Y. 72 Prudential HealthCare C B C D D C D D D Atlanta Ga. 73 Aetna Health Plans C C C C C D D D D of New York N.Y. 74 Intergroup of Arizona C B D B C C D C D Arizona 75 Heath Net C A D C C C D C C Calif. 76 Prudential HealthCare D C D D D B D D D St. Louis Mo. 77 CIGNA HealthCare D C D D D C D B C of Northern Calif. Calif. 78 Prudential HealthCare D A C D C C D D D South Florida Fla. 79 PacifiCare of Oregon D C D C C D D D D Oregon 80 Prudential HealthCare D D D C D C D D D Mid-Atlantic Md. 81 Aetna Health Plans D B D D D A D C C of California Calif. 82 HealthAmerica D D C D D A D D D Penn.--Western Penn. 83 Compcare Health D C D D D C D D D Services Insurance Corp. Wis. 84 Vytra Healtcare D C C D D C D C C N.Y. 85 Prudential HealthCare D D D D D D D B D Northern Calif. Calif. 86 HMO Health Ohio D D C D D D B D D Ohio 87 The Wellness Plan D D C D D D D D D (Comp. Health Services) Mich. 88 Foundation Health D D D D D D D D D Calif.

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