This section (pages 10-13) shows how the health plans compare to the New Jersey plan average in working with doctors to care for members who are sick or living with chronic illness.

Higher than average scores mean better performance.

Performance Compared to the Average
	Higher than the New Jersey health plan average
	About the same as the New Jersey health plan average
	Lower than the New Jersey health plan average

Health Plan	Cholesterol management of heart patients	Beta blocker treatment after a heart attack	Blood sugar testing for people with diabetes	Eye exams for people with diabetes
Aetna- HMO/POS
AmeriHealth-HMO/POS
CIGNA-HMO/POS
Health Net-HMO/POS
Horizon-HMO
Oxford-HMO/POS
United-HMO/POS
UHP-HMO/POS	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
WellChoice-HMO	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

Due to differences in sample size, health plans with the same or similar scores can have different circle ratings.
Not Applicable - Health plan was unable to report the measure due to the small number of eligible members.

See each health plan's scores below:

Cholesterol management of heart patients	Beta blocker treatment after a heart attack
Blood sugar testing for people with diabetes	Eye exams for people with diabetes

Cholesterol management of heart patients
Reducing cholesterol lowers the chances of having a heart attack. Percent of members with heart disease who had their cholesterol level controlled:

NJ Plan Average
Aetna
AmeriHealth
CIGNA
Health Net
Horizon
Oxford
United
UHP
WellChoice

Beta blocker treatment after a heart attack
Beta blockers after a heart attack can help prevent future heart attacks. Percent of members who had a heart attack and received beta blockers:

NJ Plan Average
Aetna
AmeriHealth
CIGNA
Health Net
Horizon
Oxford
United
UHP
WellChoice

Blood sugar testing for people with diabetes
Controlling blood sugar levels can prevent complications from diabetes. Percent of members with diabetes who had a blood sugar (glycohemoglobin) test:

NJ Plan Average
Aetna
AmeriHealth
CIGNA
Health Net
Horizon
Oxford
United
UHP
WellChoice

Eye exams for people with diabetes
Regular eye exams can reduce the risk of blindness from diabetes. Percent of members with diabetes who received an eye exam:

NJ Plan Average
Aetna
AmeriHealth
CIGNA
Health Net
Horizon
Oxford
United
UHP
WellChoice