Johns Hopkins USFHP recognized as the best private health insurer in Maryland

The Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan (USFHP), a Department of Defense-sponsored managed care plan, was ranked by Consumer Reports as the best private health insurer in Maryland, while Priority Partners, a joint venture between Johns Hopkins HealthCare LLC and the Maryland Community Health System, placed as the state's top Medicaid health plan. In addition, Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs (EHP) — a self-funded health plan currently serving over 50,000 members in Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania and Northern Virginia — was ranked the state's fourth best out of a total of 14 insurers listed by Consumer Reports.

Consumer Reports analyzed 830 health care plans ranked by an independent, nonprofit, quality measurement organization called the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). This is the second year that Consumer Reports is publishing NCQA's rankings, which examined insurance plans in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., including 540 HMOs, 285 PPOs, and five HMOs and PPOs whose owners operate them separately but combine their results. They include plans for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as private plans serving employers and individuals. Together, these plans enroll an estimated 127 million Americans.

"It is a great honor and we are very proud to be recognized by Consumers Reports and ranked among the top plans in the country and in our state," says Patricia M.C. Brown, Esq., president of the Johns Hopkins HealthCare LLC and Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs. "With this recognition comes the responsibility to continue maintaining the high quality that our members expect from us."

Source: Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan