NCQA's 2006 Annual Report surveys the organization's initiatives to chart the course towards a health care system that provides for higher-quality care, increased access and lower cost.  

The report discusses:

• The expanded application of evidence-based standards of care,
• The need for culturally and linguistically appropriate health care services,
• The concept of the medical home,
• Patient-centered care—and the need for active, informed consumers, and
• A call to realign payment incentives in the health care system

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