HMO Complaint Information
 

The following information is Michigan HMO Complaint Data for the year 2003. Complaints can range from a consumer disagreeing with a denial of service to dissatisfaction with the service they received. An HMO is responsible for reviewing and responding to all complaints.

Please note that Medicaid members also have an external complaint process with the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). This chart does not contain information from MDCH.

Definitions:
Internal
  The first formal review process conducted by the HMO
 
External
  The review process conducted by OFIS after a consumer has completed the HMOs internal review process. This process is called the Patients Right to Independent Review Act (PRIRA).
 
Upheld
  The decision of the HMO was upheld by the process.
 
Overturned
  The decision of the HMO was overturned by the process.
 
Compromise
  A mutually agreeable decision was reached.
 
Resolved
  The final adverse determination was reversed prior to a formal decision by OFIS.

f you have questions, please contact the Office of Financial and Insurance Services toll free at 877-999-6442.

 
HMO Complaint Information
 
Internal*
External**
HMO
Upheld
Overturned
Compromise
Total

Annualized
Complaints per 1000 Members

Upheld
Overturned
Resolved
Total
Aetna Health, Inc. 17 10 0 27 5.5 1 1 0 2
Blue Care Network of MI 616 799 13 1428 2.9 14 8 1 23
Cape Health Plan, Inc. 10 0 113 123 2.0 0 0 0 0
Care Choices HMO MI 53 30 40 123 1.2 3 1 0 4
Community Choice MI 20 11 0 31 0.5 0 0 0 0
Grand Valley Health Plan, Inc. 9 4 7 20 1.1 0 1 0 1
Great Lakes Health Plan 8 8 2 18 0.2 0 0 0 0
Health Alliance Plan of MI 252 503 124 879 1.9 12 3 1 16
Health Plan of MI 38 19 108 165 2.9 3 0 0 3
HealthPlus of MI, Inc. 134 169 59 362 3.4 0 0 0 0
HealthPlus Partners 20 31 24 75 1.3 0 0 0 0
M-CAID 13 10 8 31 2.1 0 0 0 0
M-CARE 384 438 126 948 4.9 5 0 0 5
McLaren Health Plan, Inc. 82 0 0 82 3.2 0 0 0 0
Midwest Health Plan, Inc. 1,208 0 0 1,208 26.8 0 0 0 0
Molina 494 0 0 494 10.1 0 0 0 0
OmniCare Health Plan 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Paramount Care of MI 20 6 10 36 5.7 1 0 0 1
PHP of Mid-Michigan 352 395 0 747 10.7 12 7 4 23
PHPMM-Family Care 33 97 0 130 7.0 0 0 0 0
PHP of South Michigan 15 30 1 46 1.6 0 0 0 0
Physicians H. Plan of SW MI 12 5 0 17 0.5 3 0 0 3
Priority Health Govt. Programs 10 1 0 11 0.4 0 0 0 0
Priority Health Plan 363 129 10 502 1.6 8 2 0 10
ProCare Health Plan, Inc. 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total Health Care, Inc. 14 16 35 65 1.2 0 0 0 0
Ultimed HMO 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Upper Peninsula Health Plan 261 2 2 265 10.2 0 0 0 0
Total 4,438 2,713 682 7,833 3.11 62 23 6 91

*  The source of Internal Complaint Information is data submitted by the HMOs to the Office of Financial and Insurance Services.
** The source of External Complaint Information is the Office of Financial and Insurance Services.