The Top 10 Best Medicare Plans of 2008

03/12/2009
By Annie Finneran

U.S. News & World Report researched many Medicare health insurance plans last year and found the top ones in the country. Below I have listed the top 10 best Medicare health plans of 2008. They are ranked by consumer assessment, prevention, and treatment. The highest possible score is 100 points. Each plan shows their overall score, the state where the plan has members, the type of plan it is (i.e. HMO, POS), and NCQA accreditation.

1. Preferred Care

-Type: HMO

-State: New York

-Overall Score: 88.4

-5 stars in consumer assessment, prevention, and treatment

2. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Southern California

-Type: HMO

-State: California

-Overall Score: 88.1

-5 stars in prevention and treatment, 3 stars in consumer assessment

3. Geisinger Health Plan

-Type: HMO

-State: Pennsylvania

-Overall Score: 88.0

-5 stars in prevention and treatment, 4 stars in consumer assessment

4. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts

-Type: HMO

-State: Massachusetts

-Overall Score: 87.9

-5 stars in prevention and treatment, 4 stars in consumer assessment

5. Security Health Plan of Wisconsin

-Type: HMO

-State: Wisconsin

-Overall Score: 87.4

-5 stars in prevention and treatment, 4 stars in consumer assessment

6. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island

-Type: POS

-State: Rhode Island

-Overall Score: 87.3

- 5 stars in prevention and treatment, 4 stars in consumer assessment

7. Capital Health Plan

-Type: HMO

-State: Florida

-Overall Score: 87.2

-5 stars in consumer assessment and prevention, 4 stars in treatment

8. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado

-Type: HMO

-State: Colorado

-Overall Score: 87.1

-5 stars in prevention and treatment, 3 stars in consumer assessment

9. Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan

-Type: HMO

-State: New York

-Overall Score: 87.1

-5 stars in consumer assessment, 4 stars in prevention and treatment

10. Tufts Associated Health Maintenance Organization

-Type: HMO

-State: Massachusetts

-Overall Score: 87.1

-4 stars in consumer assessment, 5 stars in prevention and treatment

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