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Passport Health Plan honored in U.S.News & World Report

December 07, 2009
Louisville, KY

Passport Health Plan is ranked in the top 20 of all Medicaid Health Plans in the country based on clinical quality, member satisfaction, and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Accreditation scores.  Passport Health Plan was recognized in the top 25 for the fifth year in a row.  The rankings, which were published in U.S. News & World Report, are based on clinical performance, member satisfaction and NCQA Accreditation. The health plan is featured in the December 1st issue of "U.S. News and World Report".

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"Seven Counties Services, Inc. has worked in partnership with Passport Health Plan for many years. Together, we serve children and adults with mental health concerns, alcohol and drug abuse, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities... Seven Counties Services, Inc. is happy to partner with Passport Health Plan, and looks forward to serving the community for many years to come."

~ Howard Bracco, Ph.D., CBHE
   President and CEO, Seven Counties Services, Inc.

"...because our offices are in the same building, I am a frequent witness to their staff, including the executive team. What I see and hear are a group of caring professionals who routinely go above and beyond for their members."

~ Jan Day
   Executive Director, Center for Accessible Living

"Passport Health Plan provides quality health care to people who qualify, including many of the refugees who are resettled here by Catholic Charities. To help our clients assimilate, they provide benefit orientations several times a year, in as many languages as necessary. This is an invaluable service to our new citizens and to the entire community."

~ Darko Mihaylovich
   Director, Migration & Refugee Services

"...our practice sees over 1,000 Passport Health Plan members, many of whom are special needs kids - children who have chronic and sometimes debilitating illnesses. Passport Health Plan does a great job of educating their members, which in turns helps us do our jobs. This is a health plan that understands and values the needs of both doctors and patients."

~ Katz or LeHockey

"Shawna has suffered from several physical and mental disabilities that are challenging, but manageable because of Passport Health Plan making good care possible…Shawna is alive today because she was one of the lucky children who had Passport Health Plan and still does."

~ Anna W., Hardin County
   Grandmother raising her granddaughter

"I've worked in public health for 30 years, so I've witnessed the other attempts "firsthand" to manage Medicaid spending and maintain quality care…Passport Health Plan is the only one that has worked. This is an approach to Medicaid that should be applauded and replicated!"

~ Saundra J. Mucker, MSSW, CSW
   Director of Social Service - Park DuValle Community Health Center