| Louisville, KY - "U. S. News & World Report/NCQA America's Best
Health Plans 2005" list ranks Passport Health Plan #18
of all Medicaid health plans in the country. Passport Health Plan
was recognized in the top 25 and is the only Medicaid health plan
in Region 4 to achieve "America's Best Health Plan"
badge. Region 4 includes Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky as
cited in the NCQA Accreditation Benchmarks. The rankings, which
will be published in US News and World Report on newsstands
today, are based on clinical performance, member satisfaction
and NCQA Accreditation. America's Best Health Plans is a trademark
of U. S. News & 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,"
said Dr. Larry N. Cook, Chairman of the Board for Passport Health
Plan.
NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated
to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans,
managed behavioral healthcare organizations, preferred provider
organizations, new health plan, physicians organizations, credentials
verification organizations, disease management programs and
other health related-programs. NCQA is committed to providing
information on the quality of health plans. Consumers can easily
access health plans' NCQA Accreditation statuses and other information
on health care quality on NCQA's Web site at www.ncqa.org,
or by calling NCQA Customer Support at (888) 275-7585.
University Health Care, Inc. dba Passport Health Plan provides
Medicaid managed care services for over 135,000 members in Jefferson
and the 15 surrounding counties. Counties of service include
Breckinridge, Bullitt, Carroll, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson,
Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble,
and Washington. The National Committee for Quality Assurance
designated Passport Health Plan as receiving excellent accreditation.
University Health Care, Inc. dba Passport Health Plan contracts
with AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan of Philadelphia to administer
the program. AmeriHealth Mercy and its affiliated health plans
comprise the largest multi-state Medicaid managed care organization
in the United States. Through its ownership, affiliation or
management, AmeriHealth Mercy touches the lives of nearly one
million Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP) members in seven states including Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, California, and
Arizona. AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan is a healthcare ministry
of the Sisters of Mercy in affiliation with AmeriHealth HMO,
Inc.
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