Comment Letters

Our Public Policy team regularly submits comment letters to federal and state entities on a broad range of health care topics. Read our most recent comment letters below.

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  1. 03.01.2024

    NCQA Responds to CMS’s CY 2025 Medicare Advantage Advance Notice

    NCQA supports CMS’s proposed updates for the Star Ratings program and appreciates CMS’s continued efforts to promote measure alignment across programs and adopt measures that leverage electronic clinal data.

  2. 01.05.2024

    NCQA Responds to CMS’s CY 2025 Medicare Advantage Policy and Technical Changes Proposed Rule

    NCQA commends CMS on their proposals to improve access to behavioral health and supplemental benefits and incorporate health equity components into plans’ utilization management operations. NCQA encourages CMS to finalize select D-SNP proposals and embed digital quality measures into quality ratings and payment programs.

  3. 01.02.2024

    NCQA Comments on HHS’s Information Blocking Proposed Rule

    NCQA supports HHS’s efforts to establish disincentives for Medicare providers engaging in information blocking, inform the public of those providers, and expand upon information blocking disincentives in the future.

  4. 11.13.2023

    NCQA Comments on HHS Proposed Rule on Discrimination on the Basis of Disability

    NCQA supports efforts to advance health equity for those with disabilities.

  5. 10.15.2023

    NCQA Responds to House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force RFI

    NCQA believes that reducing health care costs while improving patient outcomes requires innovation in both the delivery of care and payment approaches.

  6. 09.11.2023

    NCQA Comments on CMS’s Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems Proposed Rule

    NCQA applauds CMS’s efforts to advance equity across all payment programs; supports expansion of intensive outpatient services and integration of behavioral health services in primary care settings; and encourages continued transition to digital quality measures.

  7. 09.11.2023

    NCQA Comments on CMS’s CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

    NCQA highlights health equity, person-centered care, behavioral health care, and digital transformation in their comments on the CMS Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.

  8. 08.29.2023

    NCQA Comments on CMS’s CY 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

    NCQA makes recommendations for how CMS can incorporate health equity into their home health initiatives and highlights five HEDIS measures that could be used in the Home Health Quality Reporting Program.

  9. 08.17.2023

    NCQA Responds to CMS RFI: Episode-Based Payment Model

    NCQA provides comments on the CMS RFI in the following areas: care delivery and incentive structure alignment; quality measures, interoperability and multi-payer alignment; and health equity.

  10. 07.03.2023

    NCQA Comments on HCBS Access Rule

    NCQA highlights the advantages to states for leveraging NCQA LTSS programs to meet proposed CMS rules for HCBS access.

  11. 07.03.2023

    NCQA Comments on 2023 Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rule

    NCQA supports CMS proposed rule to make it easier for states to leverage NCQA Health Plan Accreditation for non-duplication.

  12. 06.30.2023

    NCQA Comments on ONC’s USCDI+ Quality Draft Data Element List

    NCQA provides feedback on ONC’s draft data element list for USCDI+ Quality. NCQA intends to leverage the USCDI and USCDI+ Quality datasets in our digital future, and believes it is critical to keep the datasets consistent and coordinated with each other to ensure alignment of efforts and successful use of the datasets.