Here are the 11 top-rated insurers by reimbursement rate, according to the Medscape Insurer Ratings Report 2014.
Physicians were asked to rank levels of reimbursement rates from one (which means "very poor") to five (which means "very good").
• Blue plans — 3 (on a scale of 1 to 5)
• Aetna — 2.9
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care — 2.8
• Cigna — 2.8
• Medical Mutual of Ohio — 2.8
• Kaiser Foundation Health — 2.7
• United Healthcare — 2.7
• Humana — 2.6
• HealthNet — 2.6
• Oxford Health Plans — 2.5
• Medicare — 2.5
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