Managing Acute Illnesses - Western - Medicaid Managed Care

Plan Use of Imaging
Studies for Low
Back Pain		 Avoidance of
Antibiotic Therapy
in Adults with
Acute Bronchitis		 Advising
Smokers to
Quit**
Blue Choice Option 84 21 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 75
Community Blue 77 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 24 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 78
Fidelis Care New York 85 Significantly better than Statewide Average 22 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 75
Independent Health's MediSource 77 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 18 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 86 Significantly better than Statewide Average
Preferred Care 88 Significantly better than Statewide Average 29 80
Univera Community Health 85 24 80
Statewide Average 82 28 72
Significantly better than Statewide Average Significantly better than the statewide average.
Significantly worse than Statewide Average Significantly worse than the statewide average.
** Rotated measure. Data is from 2005.

Note Plans without symbols are consistent with the statewide average.