Harvard Pilgrim is a not-for-profit health services company that has been in business since 1969. The company offers PPO, HMO, and POS plans that contain options like health savings accounts, reimbursement arrangements, flexible spending accounts, and wellness program options.

Top-rated health plans that serve more than 1 million people are available in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The provider network contains more than 179 hospitals and 53,000 physicians.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) named Harvard Pilgrim, America’s “number one private health plan,” and also ranked it number one in member satisfaction and care quality 8 times in a row.

Harvard Pilgrim was named on the Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work list. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care collaborates with Harvard Medical School in a teaching partnership that focuses on populations and the systems that affect their care.

Recent research projects include disparities in diabetes and a study on prenatal fish consumption. The Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation has invested more than $123 million since its inception in 1980 to help build healthy communities and improve residential care.

Like many insurance companies, Harvard Pilgrim’s product offerings include the following types of plans: PPO, HMO, and POS.