Press Releases: 2009

Passport Health Plan honored in U.S.News & World Report

"U.S.News/NCQA America's Best Health Insurance Plans 2009-10" Ranks Passport's Medicaid Plan #13

Passport Health Plan is ranked in the top 20 of all Medicaid Health Plans in the country based on clinical quality, member satisfaction, and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Accreditation scores.  Passport Health Plan was recognized in the top 25 for the fifth year in a row.  The rankings, which were published in U.S. News & World Report, are based on clinical performance, member satisfaction and NCQA Accreditation. The health plan is featured in the December 1st issue of “U.S. News and World Report”.

“We are pleased to be recognized as the best of the best in these rankings.  We have worked hard to improve health and quality of life for our members by offering innovative programs in disease management, pharmacy management, case management, and member education.  Obviously, these programs are working.  Maintaining our position in the top 25 for the 5th year in a row shows our commitment to long-term investments in quality and health improvement. Special thanks to our provider partners in attaining this recognition," said Dr. Larry N. Cook, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for University Health Care, Inc., which does business as Passport Health Plan.

University Health Care, Inc., dba Passport Health Plan, provides Medicaid managed care services for over 160,000 members in Jefferson and the 15 surrounding counties.  The counties of service include Breckinridge, Bullitt, Carroll, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, and Washington.  Passport Health Plan is sponsored by the University of Louisville Medical School Practice Association, University of Louisville Hospital, Jewish and St. Mary’s Healthcare, Norton Healthcare, and the Louisville/Jefferson County Primary Care Association, which includes the Jefferson County Health Department and Louisville's two federally qualified health centers, Family Health Centers and Park DuValle.  Please visit www.passporthealthplan.com for additional information.

University Health Care, Inc. contracts with AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan for administrative services.  The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies is a mission-driven organization, dedicated to ensuring the management and delivery of quality health care to low-income populations covered by publicly funded programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs. With more than 20 years of experience exclusively serving these populations, AmeriHealth Mercy and its affiliates comprise the largest family of Medicaid service companies in the United States, touching the lives of more than 6.5 million members nationwide. Please visit www.amerihealthmercy.com for more information. 

NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations, recognizes physicians and physician groups in key clinical areas and manages the evolution of HEDIS®, the tool the nation's health plans use to measure and report on their performance. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information through the Web, media and data licensing agreements in order to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices.

NCQA and U.S. News & World Report ranked 239 commercial, 82 Medicaid and 166 Medicare health plans based on a combination of clinical performance, member satisfaction and NCQA Accreditation status. 

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 ongoing 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.

* U.S. News/NCQA America’s Best Health Insurance Plans 2009-10.
* “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” is a trademark of U.S. News & World Report