Press Releases: Hawaii
November 12, 2009
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s Medicaid Plan Ranked Number One in the Nation
U.S. News & World Report/NCQA “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” 2009 – 10 Rankings Based on Clinical Quality, Member Satisfaction and NCQA Accreditation Scores
2009 NCQA QUALITY RECOGNITIONS
- Kaiser Permanente Leads the Nation in Eight Quality Measures
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plan Ranks Number 1 on ‘America’s Best Health Insurance Plans’
- NCQA and U.S. News & World Report Ranking Lists Kaiser Permanente Colorado No. 1 in Medicare
- Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s Medicaid Plan Ranked Number One in the Nation
- Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Leads the Nation in Breast Cancer Screening
- Kaiser Permanente Recognized by National Committee for Quality Assurance for Innovative Efforts to Reduce Health Care Disparities
- Kaiser Permanente Again Named Top Northwest Health Plan
HONOLULU — Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has the highest-rated Medicaid plan in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report/National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) 2009 – 10 “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” rankings. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii was also ranked among the top 15 Medicare plans in the nation. The rankings are based on clinical quality, member satisfaction, and NCQA Accreditation scores among all reporting Medicaid and Medicare plans in the nation. NCQA and U.S. News & World Report collaborated to rank the nation’s commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans.
We thank our members for rating our Medicaid plan number one in the nation and our Medicare plan number one in Hawaii for service and care,” said Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer William Corba. “These prestigious rankings reaffirm our commitment to providing every one of our members the same high level of quality and service. And, in turn, it gives us great pride knowing that our members are satisfied with the services they are receiving.”
Of all reporting Medicaid plans, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is ranked the highest in the nation with a score of 89.4 out of 100. For placing among the top five Medicaid plans, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii also receives the “Honor Roll” mention as a top-performing plan in both U.S. News & World Report’s Web site and the publication’s December issue.
Among Medicare plans, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii scored 86.5 out of 100, earning the 14th highest score in the nation and making it the highest-rated plan in Hawaii. For placing among the top 15 Medicare plans, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii will also be listed in the print edition of U.S. News & World Report.
More than 10 million consumers, employers, benefits managers and consultants will have access to the rankings through U.S. News & World Report’s magazine and Web site. The magazine will list the top 50 commercial, top 25 Medicaid and top 25 Medicare plans. A complete list of the rankings is available online at www.usnews.com/healthplans.
America’s Best Health Insurance Plans is a trademark of U.S. News & World Report.
About Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has provided total health to the people of Hawaii for more than 50 years. Today it has the largest medical group with over 410 physicians supported by 4,400 nurses and support staff. Care for members is focused on their total health guided by our personal physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert care and medical teams are supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. Visit kp.org for additional information.
