Perinatal Health - Western - Commercial Managed Care

Plan Perinatal Health †
Low
Birthweight*
Prenatal Care
in the
First Trimester
Percent of
LBW Births at
Level II/III/IV Facilites
Blue Choice 5.0 89 77
Community Blue 4.2 84 Downward triangle 62
GHI HMO Select 9.3 Downward triangle 84 --
Independent Health 4.0 85 Downward triangle 66
Preferred Care 4.4 87 74
Univera HealthCare 3.5 89 71
Upstate HMO 3.6 93 Upward triangle --
Regional Average 4.8 88 81
Upward triangle Significantly better than the regional average in 2006.
Downward triangle Significantly worse than the regional average in 2006.
-- Sample size too small to report.
* A lower rate is desirable. For more information about the risk-adjustment methodologies, see the Technical Notes section
Data is from 2006.

Note Plans without symbols are consistent with the regional average.