NCQA gathered the nation's thought leaders to discuss high-performing plans and providers in the post-reform environment. The conference focused on what health reform means for quality improvement and related programs for health plans, medical homes and accountable care organizations.

NCQA discussed how to unlock the potential of health care information technology to improve the delivery of care. The conference assessed the impact of the historic $36 billion federal investment in health IT and the need for meaningful measures of quality improvement.

NCQA's 2008 National Policy Conference, The Road to Quality Health Care for All Americans, discussed reform topics such as delivery system reform, evidence stewardship, patient activation and payment reform.

NCQA hosted a second forum to discuss this year's hottest topic in health care: Building the medical home.

On December 1, 2006, leading experts discussed and debated the effectiveness of pay for performance in this one-day conference.