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Physician Ranking

Which Health Insurers Currently Rank Physicians? - 10/20/2022

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Cigna, and UnitedHealth are among the plans currently ranking Texas physicians on cost and/or quality of care.

TMA Develops Toolkit to Help You Challenge Unfair Rankings - 10/18/2022

Physician ranking (also known as physician tiering) has traditionally been a profiling methodology used by private insurance companies to steer patients toward lower-cost physicians. Many insurers are increasingly offering incentives for patients to chose physicians deemed as providing lower-cost, and some plans award bonuses to doctors who are deemed “low cost.”