Ten Years in a Row: California members rate Kaiser Permanente highest in customer satisfaction, according to JD Power survey

For the 10th consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente received the highest ranking for customer satisfaction among California health plans, according to the J.D. Power 2017 Member Health Plan Study.

Kaiser Permanente outperformed all other health plans in California, scoring 780 points on a 1,000-point scale, 64 points above the average score for the state, and 64 points more than the next highest ranked health plan. Likewise, the organization received the highest score in overall member satisfaction in all six categories: customer service, information and communication, provider choice, claims processing, cost, and coverage and benefits.

“We are all extremely proud that once again our members rated us highest in consumer satisfaction in the J.D. Power Member Health Plan Study,” said Arthur M. Southam, MD, executive vice president, Health Plan Operations, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals. “Credit goes to our physicians, nurses, care teams and employees who are dedicated to delivering the best care and service possible. This level of achievement requires outstanding performance from everyone across Kaiser Permanente, and this honor is shared by all of our people.”

The study reflects results of a survey conducted from January 2017 to March 2017 and completed by nearly 34,000 members of commercial health plans across the United States.

Kaiser Permanente offers a coordinated approach to health care delivery, connected by an industry-leading electronic medical record system, Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect®. With easy-to-use, web-based tools, members have online access to useful health information, medical records and tools to communicate with their care team. They also have the ability to email their doctors, schedule appointments, check test results and order prescription refills online – all at no additional cost.

Nationally, Kaiser Permanente is the top rated health plan in 6 of the 22 regions surveyed by J.D. Power: California, Northwest, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, and South Atlantic. For more comprehensive health plan rankings for all 22 U.S. regions, please visit www.jdpower.com.

This consumer satisfaction study by J.D. Power is the most recent in a string of accolades earned by Kaiser Permanente. In the past year:

• Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare and commercial health plans in Northern California, which serve almost 4 million members, received the highest ratings for 2016-17 from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a national group that rates health plans for consumer experience, prevention and treatment.
• For the sixth consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare health plans in California have earned 5 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating in the state for quality and service for 2017 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).