The HMO Group, a national alliance of non-profit and integrated HMOs based in New Brunswick, N.J., tallied up its November HMO Honor Roll. Here's the top 10:
1. Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin
2. Network Health Plan of Wisconsin
3. Harvard Community Health Plan (Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I.)
4. Columbia Med. Plan (Md.)
5. Virginia Mason Health Plan
6. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Hawaii
7. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, NE Region (Conn., Mass., N.Y.)
8. Health Alliance Medical Plans (Ill.)
9. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado
10. Fallon Community Health Plan (Mass.)
(HMO Group, 908/220-1388; http://www.hmogroup.com )