Great Lakes Health Plan rated among Top 20 Medicaid health plans

Great Lakes Health Plan (GLHP), part of AmeriChoice, is rated among the nation’s Top 20 Medicaid health plans according to the 2009-10 U.S. News & World Report/National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) survey of “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans.” Among Medicaid plans in the United States, GLHP ranks 19^th , up from 21^st in last year’s study.

Each year, NCQA and U.S. News & World Report publish “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans,” which ranks the nation’s commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans based on access to care, overall member satisfaction, prevention, treatment and overall quality score. NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality.

“Great Lakes Health Plan’s standing among the nation’s best Medicaid health plans reflects our commitment to constantly improve and enhance the services we provide our members every day,” said David Livingston, GLHP president. “In addition, GLHP received the NCQA’s highest rating of ‘Excellent’ earlier this year. We are proud of the health care providers throughout Michigan who deliver such quality care and are honored to serve in a state with such highly recognized Medicaid plans.”

The 2009-2010 “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” survey also recognized three other Michigan Medicaid plans in the Top 20. The results are published online at http://health.usnews.com/sections/health/health-plans/index.html and will be featured in the December 2009 issue of U.S. News & World Report.