Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Best Health Plans

Humana Health Plan of Texas (Corpus Christi)

Commercial | HMO | www.humana.com

   
States: Texas
Rank: -
Score: No score—insufficient data
NCQA Accredited: Yes

How This Plan Performed (methodology)

Consumer assessmentI

Getting care I
Getting care needed NA
Getting care needed quickly NA
Satisfaction with physicians I
How well doctors communicate NA
High rating of personal doctor NA
High rating of specialists NA
High rating of care received NA
Satisfaction with plan services I
Claims processing NA
High rating of plan services NA

Prevention
2

Children and adolescents
2
Well-child visits (birth to 15 months) NA
Well-child visits (3-6 years old)
1
Access for children (7-11 years old)
3
Adolescent well-care visits
1
Immunizing children and adolescents I
All immunizations at age 2 NA
All immunizations at age 13 NA
Women's reproductive health I
Timeliness of prenatal checkups NA
Postpartum care NA
Cancer screening
1
Breast cancer screening
3
Cervical cancer screening
3
Colorectal cancer screening
1
Other preventive services
Chlamydia screening (16-25 years old) NA

Treatment I

Asthma I
Medicate appropriately (5-9 years old) NA
Medicate appropriately (10-17 years old) NA
Medicate appropriately (18-56 years old) NA
Diabetes
3
Retinal eye exams
2
Glucose testing
5
Glucose control
3
LDL cholesterol screening
3
LDL cholesterol control
3
Monitoring kidney disease
5
Heart disease I
Giving beta blocker after heart attack NA
Staying on beta blocker after heart attack NA
Controlling high blood pressure
3
Advising smokers to quit NA
Discussing stop-smoking strategies NA
Discussing stop-smoking medications NA
LDL cholesterol screening NA
LDL cholesterol control NA
Mental and behavioral health I
Depression—appropriate follow-up after diagnosis NA
Depresssion—adhering to medication for 12 weeks NA
Depresssion—adhering to medication for six months NA
Follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness NA
Alcohol or drug dependence treatment initiated NA
Alcohol or drug dependence treated for 30 days NA
Follow-up after ADHD diagnosis NA
Other treatment measures
Medication for rheumatoid arthritis NA
Monitoring of key long-term medications
3
Spirometry testing for COPD NA
Appropriate antibiotic use, children with URI
1
Appropriate testing and care, children with pharyngitis NA
Appropriate antibiotic use, adults with acute bronchitis NA

I = Insufficient Data; NA = Not applicable; NR = Not reported

Note: Apparent ties are due to rounding. Accreditation status is as of July 31, 2007.

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