Independence Blue Cross Star Ratings Increase for its Medicare Advantage plans
Personal Choice 65 (PPO) receives 4.5 (out of five) stars, HMOs receive 4 starsPhiladelphia, PA, November 14, 2012 — Independence Blue Cross (IBC) announced that its Personal Choice 65 Medicare Advantage health plan received a 4.5 star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) for 2013, an increase of one point. IBC’s two HMO plans, (Keystone 65 Select and Keystone 65 Preferred), received 4 stars, a half point increase. These are IBC’s highest ratings since CMS implemented the Star system in 2007. In addition, IBC had the highest rated PPO plan