Gateway Health Plan Ranked #15 Among All Medicaid Plans Nationwide In U.S. News & World Report/NCQA America's Best Health Plans 2005

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) October 10, 2005 -–

Gateway Health Plan was ranked #15 among all Medicaid health plans, making it one of the highest rated plans in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report/NCQA America's Best Health Plans 2005.

Located in Pittsburgh, PA, Gateway Health Plan is a managed care plan that serves more than 267,000 Medical Assistance recipients. Established in 1992 as an alternative to Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare's Medical Assistance Program, Gateway Health Plan currently operates in 39 counties in Pennsylvania. In September, Gateway launched Gateway Health Plan of Ohio, where it now operates in two counties. Gateway’s mission is to provide accessible, quality health care services to its members.

“It is a great honor for us to be recognized among the top 15 Medicaid health plans in the United States,” says Michael Blackwood, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gateway Health Plan, Inc. “Consistently, our employees have done an outstanding job in providing the best in high quality health services to our members – and this recognition validates the great work they do every day.”

U.S. News & World Report's “Best Health Plan” rankings for 2005 will be published in the October 10th issue of the magazine. This collaborative study ranked the nation's commercial Medicare and Medicaid health plans based on access to care (member's ability to get needed care, quickly, health plan customer service), overall member satisfaction, prevention services (health screenings, prenatal care, childhood and adolescent immunizations, avoiding antibiotic overuse and well-child visits), treatment (how well the plan takes care of on-going health problems), and overall quality score (a combination of the scores from the four main categories above and NCQA accreditation). “America's Best Health Plans” is a trademark of US News & World Report.

For more information about Gateway Health Plan, please visit http://www.gatewayhealthplan.com.

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