{"id":2970,"date":"2018-07-20T13:53:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T17:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=2970"},"modified":"2025-07-25T16:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:35:59","slug":"policy-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/programs\/health-plans\/policy-accreditation-and-certification\/policy-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197964433\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197964433\">Policy Updates<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197964433\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197964433\">\u00a0for Accreditation and Measurement<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW197964433\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267831076\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267831076\">NCQA makes updates or clarifications to Standards &amp; Guidelines several times per year, as needed. 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