Health Insurance Blog

According to US News and World Reports’ annual rankings of Idaho health insurance plans, Group Health Cooperative is the top plan in the state for 2009-2010.  The report included the top 4 health plans in Idaho as seen below.

1. Group Health Cooperative
2. SelectHealth
3. Group Health Options (Options)
4. Group Health Options (Alliant)

When compared against the entire country, Group Health Cooperative ranked 76th out of more than 600 commercial health plans that provided data to be included in Report.  An additional 120 health plans did not wish to be included in the report or otherwise did not provide requested data.

According to J.D. Power and Associates’ 2009 Health Plan Ratings, BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona was the top rated private health plan in the Arizona/Utah region.  The ratings are based on

1. Health coverage and benefits
2. Provider choice
3. Health information and communication
4. Health insurance claims processing
5. Statements
6. Customer service, and
   
7. Approval processes

SelectHealth also faired very well in the JD Power survey for this region.

More information about Arizona health insurance & Utah health insurance

Select Health, a non profit health insurer serving Utah and Idaho, has launched a premium assistance program that will supplement the existing SelectHealth Kids Plan, and reduce monthly premiums by 40-60% for qualifying residents.

Utah’s children’s health insurance program (CHIP) currently provides a low cost health insurance plan to families in need who have uninsured children, however many families fall through the cracks of these state sponsored health insurance plans across the country because they make too much money to qualify for Medicaid and other Government funded programs.

Select Health’s premium assistance program reduces the avg monthly premiums to $25-$50 a month and qualification is based on household income combined with family size.  Approval into the program qualifies the family for 12 months of assistance, after the 12 months is up, families must apply for acceptance again.

For more information interested parties can call toll free 1-800-442-3125.