SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2009--
Molina Healthcare of Utah, a subsidiary of Molina Healthcare, Inc.
(NYSE:MOH), today announced that U.S. News and World Report has
ranked it among the top fifty of “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans”
in the magazine’s annual report measuring the quality and performance of
the nation’s Medicaid health plans.
This marks the fifth consecutive year that Molina Healthcare of Utah has
been included in the top fifty of “America’s Best Health Insurance
Plans,” a report compiled in collaboration with the respected National
Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private non-profit
organization dedicated to improving health care quality. “America’s Best
Health Insurance Plans” is a trademark of U.S. News & World Report. Molina
Healthcare of Utah’s ranking places the health plan with the highest
ranking of any Medicaid plan in the Utah.
Molina Healthcare continues to be among the leaders in NCQA
Accreditations with seven Accredited health plans in California,
Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Washington. Currently, 22%
of the nation’s Medicaid plans are NCQA Accredited. Molina Healthcare’s
subsidiary health plans make up 9% of the NCQA Accredited Medicaid
organizations.
“I am very pleased that our health plan has been ranked in the top fifty
for the fifth consecutive year,” said Paul Muench president of Molina
Healthcare of Utah. “This ranking reflects our commitment to
continuously delivering quality health care to our members and to our
focus on partnerships with healthcare providers in the community.”
In the overall national ranking of Medicaid health plans, Molina
Healthcare of Utah ranks No. 36, Molina Healthcare of Michigan ranks No.
39, Molina Healthcare of New Mexico ranks No. 49, Molina Healthcare of
Washington ranks No. 52, Molina Healthcare of Ohio ranks No. 58 and
Molina Healthcare of California ranks No. 71.
More information on the U.S. News & World Report featured
article, “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans,” and the complete
report, which also includes rankings of Medicare, and commercial health
plans throughout the United States, can be found at www.usnews.com/healthplans.
About Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare, Inc. is a multi-state managed care organization that
arranges for the delivery of health care services to persons eligible
for Medicaid, Medicare, and other government-sponsored programs for
low-income families and individuals. Altogether, Molina Healthcare's
licensed health plan subsidiaries in California, Florida, Michigan,
Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Washington currently serve
approximately 1.4 million members. More information about Molina
Healthcare, Inc. can be obtained at www.molinahealthcare.com.
U.S. News/NCQA America’s Best Health Insurance Plans
2009-10.
“America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” is a trademark of U.S.
News & World Report.
Source: Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Kelly Huffman, Public Relations
562-951-1523
