Managing Acute Illnesses - Statewide - 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
Discussing
Smoking Cessation
Medications
Discussing
Smoking Cessation
Strategies
Flu Shot
For Adults
Affinity Health Plan 77 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 25  68  40  40  38
AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare 80  32 Significantly better than Statewide Average 71  56  49  42
AmeriGroupCorp New York 83 Significantly better than Statewide Average 28  54 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 33 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 36  32 Significantly worse than Statewide Average
CDPHP 75 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 20 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 81 Significantly better than Statewide Average 57  50  35
CenterCare 83  24  72  55  54  40
Community Blue 80  19 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 71  51  43  45
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield 81  19 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 77  57  54  50
Fidelis Care New York 75 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 23 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 71  50  43  40
GHI HMO 80  31  78  49  51  35
HIP 84 Significantly better than Statewide Average 30 Significantly better than Statewide Average 73  38 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 40  47
Health Plus 78 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 29  53 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 36 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 34 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 40
HealthFirst PHSP, Inc. 84 Significantly better than Statewide Average 27  64  38 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 43  49
Hudson Health Plan 78  33 Significantly better than Statewide Average 77  50  46  45
Independent Health's MediSource 84  24  77  57 Significantly better than Statewide Average 51  47
MVP 76  19  70  46  36 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 39
MetroPlus 84 Significantly better than Statewide Average 28  71  49  53  50
Neighborhood Health Providers 85 Significantly better than Statewide Average 23  75  48  55  34 Significantly worse than Statewide Average
New York-Presbyterian CHP 85 Significantly better than Statewide Average 35 Significantly better than Statewide Average 71  39  47  38
Preferred Care 82  23  86 Significantly better than Statewide Average 57  56 Significantly better than Statewide Average 61 Significantly better than Statewide Average
Suffolk Health Plan 66 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 17 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 80  56  50  62 Significantly better than Statewide Average
Total Care 72 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 16 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 76  53  42  45
Univera Community Health 80  22 Significantly worse than Statewide Average 69  47  41  37
WellCare of New York 84 Significantly better than Statewide Average 36 Significantly better than Statewide Average 67  47  40  35
Statewide Average 81 27 74 50 46 43
National Average 77 26 70 39 39 *
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* No National average available.

Note Plans without symbols are consistent with the statewide average.

National average is based on 2007 data from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).