LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 20, 2013--
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 2013-2014.
All of Molina Healthcare’s eligible health plans are ranked by NCQA, a
private non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care
quality and is widely accepted as an industry standard for identifying
what are among the best health plans in the United States.
“For nine consecutive years our health plans have been nationally ranked
for quality by NCQA,” said J. Mario Molina, M.D., president and chief
executive officer of Molina Healthcare. “We are extremely proud of this
achievement especially since providing our members with access to high
quality care has been our priority for the past 33 years.”
Molina Healthcare of Utah is the only Medicaid plan in the state of Utah
that is NCQA ranked and Molina Healthcare’s Medicaid plans in New Mexico
and Washington are the highest ranked in their respective states. In the
overall national ranking of Medicaid health plans, Molina Healthcare of
Michigan moved up 12 spots to No. 22; Molina Healthcare of Texas moved
up 13 spots to No. 47; Molina Healthcare of Utah ranks No. 48; Molina
Healthcare of New Mexico ranks No. 66; Molina Healthcare of Washington
ranks No. 69; Molina Healthcare of Ohio ranks No. 71; Molina Healthcare
of California Partner Plan ranks No. 96, Molina Healthcare of Florida
ranks No. 97 and Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin ranks No. 122.
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 quality and
cost-effective Medicaid-related solutions to meet the health care needs
of low-income families and individuals and to assist state agencies in
their administration of the Medicaid program. Our licensed health plans
in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas,
Utah, Washington and Wisconsin currently serve approximately 1.8 million
members, and our subsidiary, Molina Medicaid Solutions, provides
business processing and information technology administrative services
to Medicaid agencies in Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, and West
Virginia, and drug rebate administration services in Florida. More
information about Molina Healthcare is available 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.
Source: Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Sunny Yu, 562-901-1039
Sunny.Yu@molinahealthcare.com
