Here’s the top 10 health care plans in America based on US News for Medicare patients.
# 1 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado (HMO) Colorado
# 2 Fallon Community Health Plan (HMO) MA
# 3 Geisinger Health Plan (HMO) PA
# 4 Tufts Associated Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) MA
# 5 Capital Health Plan (HMO), FL
# 6 MVP Health Care (Rochester Area) (HMO)
# 7 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest (HMO) Oregon, Washington
# 8 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Southern California (HMO)
# 9 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest (Demonstation Project)
# 10 Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (HMO) New York
Here’s the ranking for commercial plans:
# 1 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HMO/POS)
Maine, Massachusetts
# 2 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England (HMO/POS)
New Hampshire
# 3 Tufts Associated Health Maintenance Organization (HMO/POS)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island
# 4 Grand Valley Health Plan (HMO)
Michigan
# 5 Capital Health Plan (HMO)
Florida
# 6 Geisinger Health Plan (HMO/POS)
Pennsylvania
# 7 Fallon Community Health Plan (HMO/POS)
Massachusetts
# 8 Health New England (HMO/POS)
Massachusetts
# 9 CIGNA HealthCare of New Hampshire (HMO/POS)
New Hampshire
# 10 Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (HMO)
Here’s the top 10 plans in California:
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of NorCal (HMO)
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of SoCal (HMO)
Western Health Advantage (HMO)
Health Net of California (HMO/POS)
PacifiCare of California (HMO/POS)
Blue Shield of California (HMO/POS)
Anthem Blue Cross (HMO/POS)
CIGNA HealthCare of California (HMO/POS)
Aetna Health of California (HMO/POS)
Ventura County Health Care Plan (HMO)
*POS stans for point of service, or your classic PPO plans.
One reason why people do not like HMO is chances are the patient is not going to get what they think they want (and a lot of times they think they want something because of direct marketing by Big Pharma). But sometimes, actually most of the time, that is for the benefit of the patient. Afterall, if patients know best, then we don’t really need doctors.
