US Family Health Plans Earn Top National Ratings among Private Health Insurance Plans

Consistently rated one of the best care programs in customer satisfaction, the US Family Health Plan now boasts two of the highest-rated health insurance plans in the country, according to the independent National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

In NCQA’s Private Health Insurance Plan Ratings 2016–2017, NCQA gave 5 out of 5 ratings to both Martin’s Point US Family Health Plan (ME) and the Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan – two of the US Family Health Plan’s six regional health plans.

“Our goal is to provide high quality health care to our members and to keep them extremely satisfied,” said Jim Schweiter, US Family Health Plan Alliance CEO. “The latest NCQA ratings prove that the US Family Health Plan program delivers the results our military family and retiree members deserve.”

The NCQA report rates private, Medicare, and Medicaid health insurance plans on a 5-point scale for customer satisfaction, prevention and treatment. It also considers NCQA Accreditation standards scores. Both Martin’s Point and Johns Hopkins are NCQA-accredited and were among just 13 private plans in the country that earned a 5 out of 5 rating, out of the more than 1,000 plans rated in the report. Both plans improved on their 4.5 out of 5 ratings from last year’s Private Health Insurance Plan Ratings.

The Martin’s Point US Family Health Plan, based in Portland, Maine, is the top-rated private plan in the state.

“The NCQA ratings demonstrate the effectiveness of the US Family Health Plan’s model in managing care, achieving better health outcomes and delivering top-rated care to our members. We are proud of this recognition and proud to serve the military community,” said Dr. David Howes, President and CEO of Martin’s Point HealthCare.

The Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan is one of two private plans based in Maryland that received an overall rating of 5 out of 5.

“We are honored to earn the NCQA’s five of five rating in service to our members. We learn so much from the military families and retirees we serve, and we pledge to continue to deliver the exceptional care that led to the NCQA rating,” said Mary Cooke, vice president of the Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan.

The US Family Health Plan has been labeled as a model for exemplary patient satisfaction nationwide by the annual Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) survey, which gave the plan a 91.5 aggregate member satisfaction rating in 2015 – more than 25 points higher on a 100-point scale than the national average for commercial health plans. CAHPS scores are incorporated into the NCQA rating system.

“The health and satisfaction of our members has been our top priority in delivering care to beneficiaries of the Military Health System for more than 30 years, and we look forward to continuing to provide high quality care in the years ahead,” Schweiter said.