Recognition

Schaller Anderson and its owners have been recognized for exceptional performance in several areas:

• In September 2006, Schaller Anderson was recognized for the second consecutive year by Arizona Corporate Excellence as the fastest-growing private company in Arizona and the 11th-largest private company in the state, qualifying for an Arizona Corporate Excellence listing for the fourth consecutive year.
• In 2006, for the fourth consecutive year, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and "Inc." magazine named Schaller Anderson to the Inner City 100 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies operating in a core urban area. Schaller Anderson ranked 24th on this list in 2006.
• In October 2005, Schaller Anderson was named for the third time to the "Inc. 500" list of America’s fastest-growing companies.
  
• In September 2005, Schaller Anderson was named by the "Phoenix Business Journal" as the fastest-growing private company in the Phoenix area.
  
• In December 2004, Joe Anderson, Schaller Anderson’s chairman and CEO, was honored with the Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business Distinguished Achievement Award. This award is presented to an alumnus or supporter of the W. P. Carey School of Business who has achieved success in business and has contributed to the improvement of our communities.
  
• Schaller Anderson and two of its health plan affiliates won a total of five awards in October 2004 for marketing and outreach materials from the League of American Communications Professionals.
  
• Chosen four years in a row by Inc. magazine as one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the nation.
  
• Donald F. Schaller, M.D., chairman emeritus of Schaller Anderson, Incorporated, received a health care lifetime achievement award August 2003 for his numerous and lasting contributions to the health care field.
  
• Mercy Care Plan received three 2003 Spotlight Awards given by the American League of Communication Professionals – Gold, Platinum and Honorable Mention for its marketing and outreach materials.
  
• Missouri Care received a 2003 Project Spotlight recognition by the Centers for Health Care Strategies, Inc. (CHCS) for its Domestic Violence Program.
  
• Missouri Care was recognized in 2003 by the national quality organization, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its best practices to improve well-child services for Medicaid recipients. Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) results for childhood immunizations, well-child services and access to primary care services exceeded national and state benchmark scores.
  
• Maryland Physicians Care was recognized in 2002 by two national quality organizations (National Committee for Quality Assurance and the Delmarva Foundation) for its best practices to improve well-child services for Medicaid recipients. Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) results for childhood immunizations, well-child services and access to primary care services exceeded national and state benchmark scores.
  
• Schaller Anderson received a first place award from the American Association of Health Plans for innovation in promoting immunizations.
  
• Schaller Anderson received a first place award from "Modern Healthcare" magazine and MMI Companies for excellence in health care risk management.
  
• Maryland Physicians Care has won three Telly Awards for its marketing materials.
  
• Schaller Anderson received a National Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil Award for excellence in marketing consumer health care services.
  
• A Bronze MerComm 2002 Galaxy Award was given for the Schaller Anderson corporate brochure.
  
• Schaller Anderson received a SmithKline Beecham Community Partnership Award.
  
• In November 2005, Schaller Anderson Chairman and CEO Joe Anderson was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work of more than 20 years benefiting those with disabilities, including this work to establish the Arizona Long Term Care Services for people with disabilities and the work Schaller Anderson does nationwide to support people with disabilities.