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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NCQA Response to Ways & Means Provider Statutory & Regulatory Relief Initiative
NCQA provides feedback to W&M on how to reduce provider burden in quality measurement with a fully automated system for quality measure reporting.
NCQA Comments on Proposed 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
NCQA believes increased support for reporting clinical quality performance measurement data via electronic clinical data systems is essential for improving flexibility and efficiency.
NCQA Comments on 2018 Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
NCQA provides feedback on proposed updates to the Quality Payment Program for CY2018
NCQA Responds to CMS RFI on ACA Burdens
NCQA urges CMS to allow deeming for accredited Exchange plans, and to reduce clinical quality measure reporting burden by moving to well-designed & tested electronic clinical quality measures.
NCQA Responds to CMS RFI on ACA Burdens
NCQA supports expanded telehealth, more site-neutral payments, and urges support for quality reporting via electronic data systems to reduce burden on clinicians.
NCQA Patient Choice and Quality Care Act Endorsement
NCQA supports bipartisan legislation to improve advanced and end-of-life care.
Medicare Advantage & MACRA APMs
NCQA and eight other leading health groups are urging CMS to give clinicians MACRA Advanced APM credit for participating in Medicare Advantage APMs.
Medicare Advantage RFI Behavioral Joint Letter
NCQA and 15 consumer and behavioral health advocacy groups urged CMS to add behavioral measures to the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings.
NCQA Medicare Advantage RFI Comments
NCQA urged CMS to add behavioral measures to the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings and remove the benchmark cap that prevents some high quality plans from getting bonuses they have earned.
NCQA Comments on RFI for PACE and P3C
NCQA provides feedback on RFI for new and existing models of integrated care.
NCQA and 120+ Groups Support Value-Based Reforms
NCQA and more than 120 other leading health care organizations are urging Congress to continue focusing on value-based, patient-centered reforms.
NCQA Comments on Proposed Medicare Advantage Rules
NCQA supports opioid limit and value-based insurance design proposals.