The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named the top-performing health plans of 2022 based on factors that include care quality, patient satisfaction and efforts to keep improving.
The ratings were released Sept. 15 and are based on 2021 data from commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and ACA plans that reported HEDIS and CAHPS results to the NCQA, which cover 203 million people total. Plans were rated on a zero- to five-star scale, with five being the highest rating. In total, 1,048 plans received a rating.
Highest-rated commercial plans in each state:
*Plan star ratings are included in parentheses
Alabama
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Alaska
Aetna Commercial PPO/EPO (3)
Premera BCBS Commercial PPO (3)
Arizona
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Arkansas
United HealthCare Services Commercial POS/PPO (3)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (3)
Aetna Commercial PPO/EPO (3)
California
Kaiser Southern California Commercial HMO (4.5)
Kaiser Northern California Commercial HMO (4.5)
Colorado
United Healthcare Services Commercial POS/PPO (4)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (4)
Anthem BCBS Commercial HMO (4)
Kaiser Commercial HMO (4)
Denver Health Commercial HMO/POS (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Connecticut
ConnectiCare Commercial HMO/POS (4)
ConnectiCare Commercial POS/EPO (4)
Cigna Commercial HMO/POS (4)
Anthem BCBS Commercial HMO/POS (4)
Delaware
Tricare’s Johns Hopkins US Family Commercial PPO (4)
District of Columbia
Kaiser Mid-Atlantic Commercial HMO (5)
Florida
Florida Health Care Plan Commercial HMO/POS (4)
Capital Health Plan Commercial HMO (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Georgia
Kaiser Commercial HMO (4)
Hawaii
Kaiser Commercial HMO (4)
Hawaii Medical Service Association Commercial HMO/POS (4)
Hawaii Medical Service Association Commercial PPO (4)
Idaho
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Illinois
Medical Associates Health Plan Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
Indiana
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (3.5)
United HealthCare Services Commercial POS/PPO (3.5)
Anthem BCBS Commercial PPO/EPO (3.5)
Aetna Commercial PPO/EPO (3.5)
Iowa
HealthPartners Administrators Commercial HMO/POS/PPO (4.5)
Medical Associates Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
Wellmark Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
Sanford Commercial HMO (4.5)
Kansas
Humana Commercial HMO/POS (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Commercial HMO (4)
Kentucky
Humana Commercial HMO/POS (4)
Humana Commercial PPO (4)
Louisiana
Vantage Commercial HMO/POS (3.5)
Maine
Tricare’s Martin’s Point US Family Commercial HMO (4.5)
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
Anthem BCBS Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
Maryland
Kaiser Mid-Atlantic Commercial HMO (5)
Massachusetts
Tricare’s Martin’s Point US Family Commercial HMO (4.5)
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
BCBS Massachusetts Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
BCBS Massachusetts Commercial PPO (4.5)
Michigan
Priority Health Commercial HMO/POS (4)
Priority Health Commercial PPO (4)
Physicians Health Plan Commercial HMO/POS (4)
Health Alliance Plan Commercial HMO/POS (4)
Blue Care Network Commercial HMO (4)
BCBS Michigan Commercial PPO (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Minnesota
United Healthcare Services Commercial POS/PPO (4.5)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (4.5)
Group Health Commercial HMO/POS/PPO (4.5)
HealthPartners Administrators Commercial HMO/POS/PPO (4.5)
HealthPartners Commercial HMO/POS/PPO (4.5)
BCBS Minnesota Commercial PPO (4.5)
Mississippi
Aetna Commercial PPO/EPO (3)
Missouri
Humana Commercial HMO/POS (4)
BCBS Kansas City Commercial HMO (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Montana
PacificSource Commercial PPO (4)
Nebraska
Avera Commercial HMO (4)
United Healthcare Services Commercial POS/PPO (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (4)
Nevada
United Healthcare Services Commercial POS/PPO (3)
UnitedHealth’s Sierra Health Commercial PPO (3)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (3)
New Hampshire
Tricare’s Martin’s Point US Family Commercial HMO (4.5)
New Jersey
Aetna Commercial HMO/POS (3.5)
Aetna Commercial PPO/EPO (3.5)
Horizon BCBS Commercial HMO (3.5)
Horizon BCBS Commercial PPO/EPO (3.5)
Horizon BCBS Commercial POS (3.5)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (3.5)
United HealthCare Services Commercial POS/PPO (3.5)
Cigna Commercial PPO/EPO (3.5)
AmeriHealth Commercial POS (3.5)
AmeriHealth Commercial PPO (3.5)
New Mexico
United Healthcare Services Commercial POS/PPO (3.5)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (3.5)
New York
Tricare’s Martin’s Point US Family Commercial HMO (4.5)
Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan Commercial HMO (4.5)
Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan Commercial PPO (4.5)
Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Commercial HMO/POS/PPO/EPO (4.5)
Independent Health Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
North Carolina
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (3.5)
United HealthCare Services Commercial POS/PPO (3.5)
Aetna Commercial PPO/EPO (3.5)
BCBS North Carolina Commercial POS (3.5)
BCBS North Carolina Commercial PPO (3.5)
Cigna Commercial PPO/EPO (3.5)
North Dakota
Sanford Commercial HMO (4.5)
Ohio
Paramount Commercial HMO (4)
Summa Commercial PPO (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Oklahoma
United HealthCare Services Commercial POS/PPO (3)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial HMO (3)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (3)
Aetna Commercial PPO/EPO (3)
Oregon
Providence Health Plan Commercial PPO (4)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (4)
United HealthCare Services Commercial POS/PPO (4)
Kaiser Northwest Commercial HMO (4)
Moda Health Plan Commercial PPO (4)
Pennsylvania
UPMC Health Plan Commercial HMO (4.5)
UPMC Benefit Management Services Commercial PPO/EPO (4.5)
UPMC Benefit Management Services Commercial HMO (4.5)
UPMC Health Coverage Commercial HMO (4.5)
UPMC Health Network Commercial HMO (4.5)
Highmark Commercial HMO (4.5)
Rhode Island
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (4.5)
United Healthcare Services Commercial POS/PPO (4.5)
BCBS Rhode Island Commercial POS (4.5)
BCBS Rhode Island Commercial PPO (4.5)
South Carolina
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
South Dakota
Sanford Commercial HMO (4.5)
Tennessee
Humana Commercial HMO/POS (4)
UnitedHealthcare Commercial HMO/POS (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
BCBS Tennessee Commercial PPO (4)
Texas
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Utah
SelectHealth Commercial HMO/POS (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Vermont
Tricare’s Martin’s Point US Family Commercial HMO (4.5)
Virginia
Kaiser Mid-Atlantic Commercial HMO (5)
Washington
Kaiser Washington Commercial HMO (4)
Kaiser Washington Commercial PPO (4)
Kaiser Northwest Commercial HMO (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
West Virginia
Tricare’s Johns Hopkins US Family Commercial HMO (4)
UnitedHealth’s PreferredOne Commercial PPO (4)
Wisconsin
Quartz Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
Dean Health Plan Commercial HMO (4.5)
Network Health Plan Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
HealthPartners Commercial HMO/POS/PPO (4.5)
Group Health Cooperative Commercial HMO (4.5)
Medical Associates Clinic Health Plan Commercial HMO/POS (4.5)
Wyoming
UnitedHealthcare Commercial POS/PPO (3)
United HealthCare Services Commercial POS/PPO (3)
