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Health Care Quality Report Card

Published by California Center for Data Insights and Innovation | State of California | Catalog Last Checked: January 27, 2026 at 07:21 PM | Dataset Last Updated: November 07, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The California Health Care Quality Report Cards show the quality of health care for millions of Californians who get their care through medical groups and commercial insurance plans. Quality health care is getting the right care at the right time. * The Health Plan Report Card data includes the 10 largest Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and the 5 largest Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs). * The Medical Group - Commercial Report Card data includes 204 medical groups that have contracts with the HMOs listed in the Health Plan Report Card. * The Medical Group - Medicare Report Card data includes 186 medical groups that have contracts with the Medicare Advantage plans listed in the Health Plan Report Card and serve Medicare Advantage members. * The Counties data lists the counties served by each health plan and medical group included in the Report Cards. Note: This data is maintained by CDII and was formerly created by the CA Office of the Patient Advocate. For more information please visit the [CDII OPA webpage](https://www.cdii.ca.gov/about/divisions/operations-and-policy/about-office-of-patient-advocate)

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description The California Health Care Quality Report Cards show the quality of health care for millions of Californians who get their care through medical groups and commercial insurance plans. Quality health care is getting the right care at the right time. * The Health Plan Report Card data includes the 10 largest Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and the 5 largest Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs). * The Medical Group - Commercial Report Card data includes 204 medical groups that have contracts with the HMOs listed in the Health Plan Report Card. * The Medical Group - Medicare Report Card data includes 186 medical groups that have contracts with the Medicare Advantage plans listed in the Health Plan Report Card and serve Medicare Advantage members. * The Counties data lists the counties served by each health plan and medical group included in the Report Cards. Note: This data is maintained by CDII and was formerly created by the CA Office of the Patient Advocate. For more information please visit the [CDII OPA webpage](https://www.cdii.ca.gov/about/divisions/operations-and-policy/about-office-of-patient-advocate)
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issued 2024-10-15T19:13:48.455711
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  "opa",
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modified 2025-11-07T00:57:04.153992
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                                            [
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]
title Health Care Quality Report Card

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