Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) today announced that the widely
respected National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has included
Molina Healthcare’s health plans in California, Florida, Michigan, New
Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin in NCQA’s Medicaid
Health Insurance Plan Rankings for 2014-2015.
Out of Molina Healthcare’s 11 state health plans, nine are ranked by
NCQA, a private non-profit organization dedicated to improving health
care quality and accepted as an industry standard for identifying what
are among the best health plans in the United States.
“We consider it a great achievement that, for ten consecutive years, our
health plans have been nationally ranked by NCQA for providing quality
care,” said J. Mario Molina, M.D., president and chief executive officer
of Molina Healthcare. “Providing our members with access to quality care
continues to be our top priority today, just as it has been for the last
34 years. As we continue to grow and take on an even more diverse
population, especially through the Marketplaces and the duals
demonstration projects, this mission remains the same.”
Molina Healthcare’s Medicaid plans in New Mexico, Utah and Washington
are the highest ranked in their respective states. In the overall
national ranking of Medicaid health plans, Molina Healthcare of Michigan
ranks No. 35; Molina Healthcare of Texas ranks No. 56; Molina Healthcare
of Utah ranks No. 60; Molina Healthcare of New Mexico ranks No. 70;
Molina Healthcare of Washington ranks No. 80; Molina Healthcare of Ohio
ranks No. 82; Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin moved up 29 spots to No.
93; Molina Healthcare of California Partner Plan moved up one spot to
No. 95; and Molina Healthcare of Florida ranks No. 100.
More information on the NCQA rankings and the complete report, which
also includes rankings of Medicare and commercial health plans
throughout the United States, can be found at http://www.ncqa.org.
About Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, provides managed health
care services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the
state insurance marketplaces. Through our locally operated health plans
in 11 states across the nation, Molina currently serves approximately
2.3 million members. Dr. C. David Molina founded our company in 1980 as
a provider organization serving low-income families in Southern
California. Today, we continue his mission of providing high quality and
cost-effective health care to those who need it most. For more
information about Molina Healthcare, please visit our website at www.molinahealthcare.com.
About the National Committee for Quality
Assurance
NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health
care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care
organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas
of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
(HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health
care.
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