Public recognition is an important part of the AMP Core program. Provider organization recognition is tangible evidence of their hard work and commitment to improving care. Each year, we recognize top-performing providers and those demonstrating the greatest year-to-year improvement.
AMP Commercial HMO awards
Top Quality
Our Top Quality award recognizes provider organizations that perform at or above the 90th percentile in the quality domain compared with national benchmarks.
- Coming soon! MY 2025 Commercial HMO Top Quality Honorees
Note: As of MY 2024, AMP no longer includes Top 10% awards for patient experience or cost
Ronald P. Bangasser, MD, Memorial Recognition for Quality Improvement
Each year, we recognize up to eight organizations in AMP Commercial HMO—one from each California region—that demonstrate the greatest year-to-year improvement based on measures of quality.
- Coming soon! MY 2025 Commercial HMO Quality Improvement Honorees
Excellence in Healthcare
Our Excellence in Healthcare award recognizes providers based on strong performance in the quality and cost domains. To earn this recognition, provider organizations must rank at or above the 66th percentile for quality based on national benchmarks and below the median for cost among all AMP participating provider organizations.
- Coming soon! MY 2025 Commercial HMO Excellence in Healthcare Honorees
AMP Medi-Cal Managed Care awards
Top Quality
Our Top Quality award recognizes provider organizations that perform at or above the 90th percentile in the quality domain compared with national benchmarks.
- Coming soon! MY 2025 Medi-Cal Managed Care Top Quality Honorees
Ronald P. Bangasser, MD, Memorial Recognition for Quality Improvement
Each year, we recognize up to eight organizations in AMP Medi-Cal Managed Care—one from each California region—that demonstrate the greatest year-to-year improvement based on measures of quality.
- Coming soon! MY 2025 Medi-Cal Managed Care Quality Improvement Honorees
Excellence in Healthcare
Our Excellence in Healthcare award recognizes providers based on strong performance in the quality and cost domains. To earn this recognition, provider organizations must rank in the top 50% for quality based on national benchmarks and below the median for cost among all AMP participating provider organizations.
- Coming soon! MY 2025 Medi-Cal Managed Care Honorees
AMP Medicare Advantage awards
Medicare Stars Quality
Each year, we recognize provider organizations that perform well by earning an overall Medicare Advantage star rating of 5 or 4.5 stars against national benchmarks established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) across a set of Part C (Medicare Advantage) and Part D (Prescription Drug Plan) performance measures.
Medicare Stars Quality Improvement
We recognize California provider organizations in this category that have improved by at least 1/2 a star in their overall Medicare Stars score for this year compared to their overall score for the previous measurement year.
Past AMP Core award winners
See the provider organizations that earned public recognition in prior measurement years.
Recognition methodologies
Learn how we determine the award winners for our recognition categories.
- Commercial HMO and Medi-Cal Managed Care: Provider Organization Recognition Methodologies (Updated October 2026)
- Medicare Advantage: Medicare Stars Methodologies (Updated February 2026)
IHA media guidelines for award winners
Your AMP recognition is an accomplishment worth sharing with your community and internal stakeholders. Take a look at these guidelines as you plan your marketing and communications activities.