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HMO Quality

Use these health plan quality ratings — based on what health plan members say about their experiences and on the medical records of patients in the plan — to see how a health plan can make a difference in getting good care and service.

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Excellent Excellent   Good Good   Fair Fair   Poor Poor

About the HMO Ratings

Name of HMO Care for Staying Healthy Care for Getting Better Care for Living with Illness Doctor Communication and Services Plan Service
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Aetna Health of California, Inc
Blue Cross HMO - CaliforniaCare
Blue Shield of California
CIGNA HealthCare
Health Net
Kaiser Permanente - North
Kaiser Permanente - South
PacifiCare of California
Universal Care
Western Health Advantage Not willing to report Not willing to report Not willing to report

Explore HMO Quality Categories


Care for Staying Healthy - See how well HMOs and their doctors help members avoid illnesses and how they rate in finding problems early when they can best be treated.
 
Care for Getting Better - See how well HMOs and their doctors help members get the right treatment to recover from serious illness.
 
Care for Living with Illness - See how well HMOs and their doctors take care of members who are chronically ill.
 
Doctor Communication and Services - See patients' ratings of the care and service the get from plan doctors and staff.
 
Plan Service - See patients' ratings of how well HMOs help members get the care they need and provide customer service that avoids "insurance headaches."

Explore Health Topics


In addition to the five main rating categories, we've also grouped some of the ratings into the following health topics:
 
Diabetes Care - See how HMOs score on care and treatment for members with diabetes.
 
Heart Care - See how HMOs score on care and treatment for members who have heart problems.
 
Women's Health - See how HMOs score on helping women stay healthy and finding disease early.
 
Mental Health - See how HMOs score on care for patients with depression or other mental illness.
 


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