South San Francisco, CA October 7, 2022 By Carl Sonkin, Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente California’s health plan is among the best performing plans in the country in terms of clinical care and patient experience.
Kaiser Permanente California’s health plan is once again among the best in the country for providing high-quality, seamless care and outstanding service to Medicare members.
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare California health plan has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars, the highest possible rating, according to the 2023 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Annual Quality Star Ratings.
This is 12The tenth Consecutively, Kaiser Permanente California’s Health Care Medicare plan is rated 5 out of 5 stars.
“Kaiser Permanente is proud to consistently rank among the best in the state for providing high-quality care and services to our Medicare members—and all of our members—across Northern California,” said Carrie Owen Blitz, president of FACHE. Northern California area in Kaiser Permanente. “This 5-star rating reflects the unwavering commitment of our physicians, care teams, and staff to keep our members living healthy and productive lives.”
The CMS Medicare Part C (health plan) and Part D (drug plan) 5-star quality rating system are designed to help people compare health plans and drugs based on quality and performance. Plans that get 5 out of 5 stars in the annual rating are considered excellent. Plans that get 4 out of 5 stars are above average.
Medicare health plans in every other Kaiser Permanente area in the United States have been rated 4.0 stars or higher by the 2023 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Kaiser Permanente provides care to 1.8 million Medicare members (out of a total of 12.6 million members) in 8 countries and territories Colombia.
“These ratings demonstrate the commitment of our physicians and our care teams to providing excellent care and service to our patients,” said Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, CEO and CEO of The Permanente Medical Group. “Our clinical expertise combined with the high-quality care we provide improves the health and well-being of our members and patients.”
Each year, CMS ranks all Medicare Advantage health plans (Parts C and D) on multiple aspects of care and services, including chronic condition management, health maintenance, patient experience, customer service, and pharmacy services. The Kaiser Permanente rankings demonstrate the value of our integrated health care delivery system, which brings countless services together, in many cases all under one roof, and puts our patients at the center of care.
Enroll in Kaiser Permanente Medicare Health Plan
Medicare-eligible people can enroll in individual Medicare Advantage plans during the Medicare open enrollment period, which begins October 15 and continues through December 7, 2022. People who have a 5-star rated Medicare health plan available in their area can take advantage of a special enrollment period to join those Plan or switch to almost any other time of the year (one plan change is allowed per special enrollment period).
Visit kp.org/medicarestars to learn more about Kaiser Permanente’s highly rated Medicare plans.
Originally published at San Jose News Bulletin
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