{"id":41355,"date":"2025-09-15T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=41355"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:11:39","slug":"ncqas-health-plan-ratings-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/hedis\/reports-and-research\/ncqas-health-plan-ratings-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NCQA\u2019s Health Plan Ratings 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>RESOURCES FOR HEALTH PLANS<\/h2>\n<p>NCQA\u2019s Health Plan Ratings 2026 include commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans. The overall rating is the weighted average of a plan\u2019s HEDIS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and CAHPS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> measure ratings, plus bonus points for plans with a current Accreditation status as of the last business day in June of the release year.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Ratings are released electronically on September 15, 2026\u2014in time for consumers to use this valuable information when they choose health plans during open enrollment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>3\/23<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\/2026 Note:<\/em><\/strong> NCQA is retaining the childhood and adolescent immunization measures in HEDIS, and as a factor in NCQA\u2019s Health Plan Ratings. Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/hedis\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>FAQ<\/u><\/a> posted on 3\/13\/2026 for more information.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-HPR-Methodology_March-2026_Final_3.27.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Methodology<\/a>: How we calculate the ratings <em>(Updated March 27, 2026).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-HPR-List-of-Required-Performance-Measures_March-2026_Final_3.27.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Measure List<\/a>: A list of required Performance Measures <em>(Updated March 27, 2026).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-HPR-Advertising-and-Marketing-Guidelines_Final_3.5.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advertising and Publicity Guidelines<\/a>: Rules for promoting results<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCQA-HPR-vs.-CMS-Stars-FAQ_Final_2.18.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frequently Asked Questions about HPR vs. CMS Star Ratings<\/a> <em>(Updated March 27, 2026).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCQA-HPR-Medicare-CAHPS-Guidance_Final_2.24.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Medicare Advantage CAHPS Guidance <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/hedis\/reports-and-research\/ncqas-health-plan-ratings-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Previous Health Plan Ratings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESOURCES FOR HEALTH PLANS NCQA\u2019s Health Plan Ratings 2026 include commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans. The overall rating is the weighted average of a plan\u2019s HEDIS\u00ae and CAHPS\u00ae measure ratings, plus bonus points for plans with a current Accreditation status as of the last business day in June of the release year. 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