HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan was ranked #19 among all Medicaid health plans, making it one of the highest rated plans in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report/NCQA America’s Best Health Plans 2005.
AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan is a Medicaid managed care health plan serving more than 83,000 Medical Assistance recipients in fifteen counties in Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania. Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan is a mission driven health care ministry of the Sisters of Mercy. Its corporate parent partners are Mercy Health System and AmeriHealth HMO, Inc., a subsidiary of Independence Blue Cross.
“It is a great honor to be recognized as one of the top Medicaid managed care plans in the country by U.S. News & World Report/NCQA America’s Best Health Plans 2005,” said Daniel J. Hilferty, President and Chief Executive Officer, AmeriHealth Mercy. “Our associates work hard every day to carry out our Company mission of providing quality and accessible health care services for our members. This special recognition validates the strength of our Company’s commitment to quality health care for people with Medicaid coverage.”
Released in the October 10th edition of U.S. News & World Report, this collaborative study ranked the nation’s commercial Medicare and Medicaid health plans based on access to care (member’s ability to get needed care, quickly, health plan customer service), overall member satisfaction, prevention services (health screenings, prenatal care, childhood and adolescent immunizations, avoiding antibiotic overuse and well-child visits), treatment (how well the plan takes care of on-going health problems), and overall quality score (a combination of the scores from the four main categories above and NCQA accreditation). “America’s Best Health Plans” is a trademark of U.S News & World Report.
For more information about AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan, please visit http://www.amerihealthmercyhp.com.
AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan
CONTACT: Rick Buck for AmeriHealth, +1-215-863-5102, or rick.buck@kmhp.com
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