Federal Policy

At the federal level, NCQA accreditation and performance measures are valued components of health care policy.

  • Medicare Advantage

    The federal Medicare program recognizes NCQA Accreditation as meeting many of its central quality standards for MCOs and PPOs.

  • Federal Employee Health Benefits Program

    The U.S. Office of Personnel Management requires its HMOs and fee-for-service plans offering PPOs to collect and report quality performance measures.

  • ACO Crosswalk

    View the crosswalk between NCQA ACO Accreditation and CMS' Shared Savings Program and Pioneer ACO program.


Quality Solutions Group
  • Resource Library

    NCQA offers a variety of information and resources, including reports, published research, white papers and newsletters.