Which Performance Report on Commercial
Is Right For You?
The Maryland Health Care
Commission (MHCC) is required by state law to develop reports on the
performance of commercial (private) HMOs and
MHCC does not provide
performance information for plans that participate in government-sponsored
(public) managed health care programs such as Medicare or Medicaid; however,
the agencies administering the programs have developed information specific to
the performance of the plans under these programs.
The federal agency, The Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (
The state agency Maryland Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene manages the Medicaid HealthChoice program. The
Department’s Consumer Report Card was developed to assist HealthChoice enrollees in comparing and selecting a health
plan. Select the following link,
HealthChoice
Easy to Use Reports
·
Measuring the
Quality of
The Health Plan Performance Report
is published
every fall.
Additionally, legislators and policy-makers, and others who want the "big picture" on the strengths and weaknesses of Maryland's commercial managed care industry can refer to this report to see how these Maryland plans, collectively, compare to commercial managed care plans in the Mid-Atlantic region and across the United States.
·
Measuring
the Quality of Maryland HMOs and
The
State Employee Guide
is made available to state employees during the open enrollment period.
Detailed Report
·
Comprehensive
Performance Report: Commercial HMO,
The Comprehensive Report
is released each fall.