Reputation grade
F
Peer-relative, A–F
Insurer profile · NAIC + CMS
AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina, Inc.'s complaint record, claim-denial rate and reputation grade, drawn from published NAIC complaint data and CMS Transparency in Coverage.
The verdict
AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina, Inc. earns a F reputation grade - a significantly worse record than peers, according to CMS Transparency in Coverage filings, 30.6% of its marketplace claims were denied across 1 state.
Reputation grade
F
Peer-relative, A–F
NAIC complaint index
N/A
1.0 = market average; lower is better
Claim denial rate
30.6%
CMS, 1 states
Graded on 1 of 3 measures: claim denials. The score is rescaled across the measures available, so it is not directly comparable with a carrier graded on more of them.
How we calculated this grade →Other F-graded carriers in PlainInsurer's dataset include Kemper Auto and Root Insurance, and the closest overall composite score to AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina, Inc.'s 11.4 belongs to Cigna HealthCare of Illinois, Inc. (11.9), each rescaled across the measures that carrier reports.
Carriers with the same peer-relative reputation grade
| Insurer | Grade |
|---|---|
| Kemper Auto | F |
| Root Insurance | F |
| Dairyland Insurance (Sentry) | F |
| Hippo Insurance | F |
| Esurance (Allstate) | F |
Carriers with the nearest overall composite score (11.4)
| Insurer | Composite score |
|---|---|
| Cigna HealthCare of Illinois, Inc. | 11.9 |
| Banner Health and Aetna Health Plan Inc. | 12.4 |
| Oscar Health Plan of North Carolina, Inc | 10.3 |
| Oscar Health Plan, Inc. | 9.7 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas Florida, Inc. | 13.5 |
AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina, Inc. carries a F reputation grade in PlainInsurer's dataset, with a composite score of 11.4 (higher means more consumer friction relative to size). It does not yet carry enough NAIC complaint history for a normalized complaint index.
On the claims side, CMS Transparency-in-Coverage filings show AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina, Inc. denied 30.6% of marketplace claims across 1 reporting state - an elevated rate that warrants checking the plan's appeal-success record before enrolling.
See where AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina, Inc. sits against every reporting carrier in the claim-denial rate ranking.
Source: NAIC Consumer Information Source complaint data (2024). Source: CMS Transparency in Coverage PUF (PY2026), cms.gov.
Source: NAIC published complaint index + CMS Transparency in Coverage PY2026 Complaint index, reputation grade and per-state claim denial rates for AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina, Inc. · 2024
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Data: NAIC published complaint index (2024) · CMS Transparency in Coverage PUF PY2026. Not affiliated with NAIC or CMS.
Every figure on PlainInsurer comes directly from NAIC MCAS and CMS Transparency in Coverage data; no editor types in numbers. See our editorial standards or methodology, or report an error. Data current as of 2026-08-11. Grades measure only the published complaint/denial data; we don't recommend any insurer or policy.