Pennsylvania Health Insurance
State Rankings
Healthcare in Pennsylvania, for better or for worse, is nearly average all across the board. On the positive side of its healthcare determinants, Pennsylvania is a top ten state in its high school graduation rate and the percentage of residents without health insurance. Pennsylvania's negative healthcare statistics, though, are glaring. According to UnitedHealth, Air pollution is 47th in the country, public health funding is in the bottom ten, and obesity and preventable hospitalizations are well below the national mean. As a result, Pennsylvania healthcare has held steady at or around the national average for the past two decades, neither exceeding expectations nor wallowing in failure. Of course, this mediocrity takes a toll on the health of residents. Both the smoking and obesity rate are below average, as are incidences of violent crime and occupational fatalities. Determinants and outcomes are both average for Pennsylvania, neither indicating potential improvement nor regression.
Pennsylvania Health Insurance
Healthcare in Pennsylvania, for better or for worse, is nearly average all across the board. On the positive side of its healthcare determinants, Pennsylvania is a top ten state in its high school graduation rate and the percentage of residents without health insurance. Pennsylvania's negative healthcare statistics, though, are glaring. According to UnitedHealth, Air pollution is 47th in the country, public health funding is in the bottom ten, and obesity and preventable hospitalizations are well below the national mean. As a result, Pennsylvania healthcare has held steady at or around the national average for the past two decades, neither exceeding expectations nor wallowing in failure. Of course, this mediocrity takes a toll on the health of residents. Both the smoking and obesity rate are below average, as are incidences of violent crime and occupational fatalities. Determinants and outcomes are both average for Pennsylvania, neither indicating potential improvement nor regression.
Top Pennsylvania NCQA-accredited health insurance plans (2011)
| Health Plan | Type | NCQA Score |
| Geisinger Health Plan | HMO/POS | 89.4 |
| Geisinger Health Plan | PPO | 87.8 |
| UPMC Benefit Mgmt Services | HMO/POS | 87.7 |
| UPMC Health Plan | HMO/POS | 87.7 |
| Excellus BlueCross BlueShield | HMO/POS | 87.7 |
| HealthAmerica | HMO/POS | 86.9 |
| Keystone Health Plan West | HMO | 86.7 |
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Additional Information
Important Addresses
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Health and Welfare Building
8th Floor West
625 Forster St.
Harrisburg, PA 17120
1-877-PA-HEALTH
www.health.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Insurance Department
1326 Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
1-877-881-6388
www.insurance.pa.gov
Ten Biggest Health Insurance Companies in Pennsylvania (NAIC, 2011)
- Highmark, Inc.
- Keystone Health Plan East Inc.
- QCC Insurance Co.
- Keystone Health Plan West Inc.
- Vista Health Plan Inc.
- Aetna Health Inc. PA Corp.
- Capital Advantage Ins. Co.
- Gateway Health Plan Inc.
- UnitedHealthcare Ins. Co.
- HealthAssurance PA Inc.
