American Heart Month 2018

February 26, 2018 · NCQA Communications

Chances are you know someone affected by heart disease and stroke. The facts are sobering; according to the American Heart Association 2300 Americans die of cardiovascular disease every day, that’s an average of one death every 38 seconds. Health plans American Heart Month 2018 is a call to action for tackling one of our nation’s biggest health challenges.

Health Plans Rated Highest in Heart Disease Measures

Health plans play a role in controlling heart disease. It’s important to know that your health plan is taking the right steps. Do you know how well your health plan is doing in controlling blood pressure or following up with statin therapy or beta-blocker treatment?  We do. NCQA compares health plans and rates them according to their performance and care.

American Heart Month 2018

American Heart Month 2018

Of the more than 1,000 health plans rated in 2017, the commercial health plans below scored a 5 (the highest possible) in measures related to heart disease and had an overall health plan ratings score of 4.5 or above:

NCQA’s Health Insurance Plan Ratings tells us how well health plans are doing in key areas of health care. That’s important information for people who want to see how their health plan stacks up. Check out the complete 2017-2018 health plan ratings and see how your plan is doing. And follow the American Heart Association guide for how to prevent heart disease.  There’s great information there.

It takes about two minutes to read this blog post. Sadly 3 people will have died from heart disease in that time. We have the power to do something about that. We can all start or continue to follow a healthier lifestyle. And we can measure; measure how often the right things are happening in health care, so we know where we stand and how much further we still have to go.

 

 

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