Health & Fitness
Health and Fitness
Health and Fitness
Thu, November 11, 2010
Wed, November 10, 2010
LOS ANGELES--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Health Net, Inc. ] (NYSE: HNT) health plans in Arizona and California earned impressive rankings in the National Committee for Quality Assurancea™s (NCQAa™s) [ Health Insurance Plan Rankings2010-11 ] and are among the highest-ranked commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans within their states.
"It shows that the plan is building the kinds of partnerships that are critical to delivering great care and great service."
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Health Net highlights from the [ NCQAa™s ] latest rankings:
- Health Net of Californiaa™s commercial health plan is the highest-ranked major network-model commercial health plan in California for the third year in a row.
- Health Net of Californiaa™s Medicare plan (Seniority Plus) is the highest-ranked network-model Medicare plan in the state for three straight years.
- Health Net of Californiaa™s Medicaid plan (Medi-Cal) is the highest-ranked Medicaid plan in the state for the second year in a row.
- Health Net of Arizona is the highest-ranked commercial health plan in Arizona for the fourth straight year.
aThe NCQA rankings of Health Net, Inc.a™s family of health plans, both nationally and regionally, show that we are working effectively with our customers and medical providers in providing great service,a said Steve Sell, president of Health Neta™s Western Region Health Plans.
NCQA Accreditation
Additionally, NCQA has affirmed the existing aExcellenta accreditation statuses of Health Net of Californiaa™s commercial HMO, POS and Medicare lines of business, and Health Net of Arizonaa™s HMO line of business.
aEarning Excellent Accreditation reflects a health plana™s ability to work with its membersa™ physicians to improve the quality of clinical care,a said Margaret E. Oa™Kane, president of NCQA. aIt shows that the plan is building the kinds of partnerships that are critical to delivering great care and great service.a
Health Net of Californiaa™s PPO and Medicaid (Medi-Cal) lines of business earned the aCommendablea NCQA accreditation status.
aHealth Net continues to focus on excellent quality care and service, and NCQAa™s accreditation of our plans further proves our continued focus and commitment to our members,a said Jonathan Scheff, M.D., Health Neta™s chief medical officer.
About Health Net
Health Net, Inc. is among the nationa™s largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The companya™s health plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.0million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and Veterans Affairs programs. Health Neta™s behavioral health subsidiary, MHN, provides mental health benefits to approximately 5.4 million individuals in all 50 states. The companya™s subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination for multi-region employers and administrative services for medical groups and self-funded benefits programs. For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the companya™s website at [ www.healthnet.com ].
