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NCQA ratings: A look at the best, worst health plans this year : fiercehealthcare





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NCQA ratings: A look at the best, worst health plans this year

NCQA ratings: A look at the best, worst health plans this year
NCQA ratings: A look at the best, worst health plans this year
Though most health plans rated by the National Committee for Quality Assurance this year landed in the middle of the pack, those that performed highest shared several common traits.The NCQA ranked 1,012 plans according to consumer satisfaction; the extent to which they provide preventive services; and how well they perform in treating chronic and acute conditions.In each category, patient outcomes count extra in the score, the organization said in an announcement emailed to FierceHealthPayer.


in addition newsobserver

Blue Cross/Blue Shield to offer ACA health plans throughout NC in 2017

Blue Cross/Blue Shield to offer ACA health plans throughout NC in 2017
Blue Cross/Blue Shield to offer ACA health plans throughout NC in 2017
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by the same token on beckershospitalreview

The best and worst commercial health plans in 2016

The best and worst commercial health plans in 2016
The best and worst commercial health plans in 2016
The best and worst commercial health plans in 2016The National Committee for Quality Assurance released its 2016 Health Insurance Plan Ratings providing information on how health insurance plans performed in regards to consumer satisfaction, prevention and treatment.NCQA studied 1,401 U.S. health plans and rated 503 private health plans.The ratings system is similar to CMS' Star Ratings of Medicare Advantage plans.


besides cnbc

Benchmark Obamacare plans often cost less than job-based health insurance

Benchmark Obamacare plans often cost less than job-based health insurance
Benchmark Obamacare plans often cost less than job-based health insurance
Certain Obamacare plans may be cheaper than job-based coverage Monday, 19 Sep 2016 | 9:01 AM ET | 00:35Insuring people through Obamacare — which was crafted in part to cover people who can't get health insurance through their jobs — may be costing less money than if they had employer-based coverage, a new study suggests.The study, by the Urban Institute, comes as premium rates for 2017 Obamacare plans are being finalized.Those premiums are expected to rise more sharply, on average, than in recent years.


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