Horizon has top-ranked NJ Medicaid plan – NJBIZ

Newark-based Horizon NJ Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, announced Thursday it is the top-ranked Medicaid plan in New Jersey, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

According to the announcement, Horizon NJ Health received a national ranking of 35 out of 131 Medicaid-managed plans in the NCQA’s Medicaid Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2013-2014. Earlier this year, Horizon NJ Health earned a Commendable Accreditation rating, one of the highest possible ratings awarded by the NCQA for service and clinical quality, it said in a statement.