{"id":751,"date":"2025-06-02T01:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T05:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=751"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T18:02:22","slug":"public-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/public-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What We Do<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8375 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.ncqa.org\/www-prod\/2018\/08\/Public-Policy_ldp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NCQA&#8217;s Public Policy department works closely with state and federal officials, helping them assess the quality of the care they pay for and regulate, and identifying opportunities for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>State and federal agencies utilize NCQA programs, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/programs\/health-plans\/health-plan-accreditation-hpa\/\">Health Plan Accreditation (HPA),<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/hedis\/\">HEDIS performance measures<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/public-policy\/pcmh-public-policy-trends\/\">Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition (PCMH)<\/a>\u00a0as tools for fulfilling their oversight responsibilities.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">NCQA shares quality data and technical expertise with a variety of stakeholders across the health care spectrum. 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