The plans are among the nation's best for overall treatment, prevention, equity, and patient experience, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance's 2024 health plan ratings. OAKLAND, Calif. , Sept.
16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente is second to none when it comes to providing expert, coordinated care and outstanding service. In the 2024 National Committee for Quality Assurance annual report, released in September 2024 , Kaiser Permanente's private (commercial) and Medicare plans were rated highest or tied for highest among competitors' plans in all the geographic regions served . More 5-star and 4.
5-star plans than any organization NCQA looked at more than 1,000 commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid plans in the United States . Only 5 health plans across the country received 5 out of 5 stars. Two of those 5-star plans were Kaiser Permanente's: Kaiser Permanente's commercial plan available in the mid-Atlantic states area ( Baltimore , suburban Maryland , Northern Virginia , and Washington, D.
C. ) and Kaiser Permanente's Medicare plan in Colorado . All Kaiser Permanente's Medicare plans received 4.
5 stars or higher. Kaiser Permanente's commercial plans in 3 other areas — Washington state , Northern California , and Southern California — received 4.5 stars.
Kaiser Permanente's high ratings are remarkable, given that only 8% of the nation's plans rated 4.5 stars or higher. And Kaiser Permanente has more 5-star and 4.
5-star plans combined than any other .