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  1. Kids Smiles: Solving Data Challenges for Health Equity Accreditation

    Published 05.05.2025
    ncqa.org/blog/kids-smiles-solving-data-challenges-for-health-equity-accreditation/

    We’re excited to share the story of Kids Smiles—the first dental clinic to earn NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation. Data is key to measuring and improving…

  2. Success Story: WellSpan’s Health Equity Accreditation Experience

    Published 01.27.2025
    ncqa.org/blog/success-story-wellspans-health-equity-accreditation-experience/

    Are you considering pursuing NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation? If you’re exploring whether this program is right for you, you might want to hear from organizations,…

  3. Putting Health Equity in Action for Your Business

    Published 11.07.2024
    ncqa.org/blog/putting-health-equity-in-action-for-your-business/

    By Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, CVS Health Health equity, defined by the CDC as the ability for…

  4. Putting Equity Into Practice at the Health Innovation Summit

    Published 09.04.2024
    ncqa.org/blog/putting-equity-into-practice-at-the-health-innovation-summit/

    If you’re seeking a spark of inspiration to move your health equity agenda forward, NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit is the place to find it! From…

  5. Kody Kinsley Advocated for Health Equity for Gay and Bisexual Men

    Published 07.10.2024
    ncqa.org/blog/kody-kinsley-advocated-for-health-equity/

    In the latest episode of the Quality Matters podcast, NCQA’s Andy Reynolds speaks with Kody Kinsley, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and…

  6. Delaware Prioritizes Health Equity

    Published 04.05.2022
    ncqa.org/blog/delaware-prioritizes-health-equity/

    Equitable care is quality care. That’s NCQA’s philosophy. And we are glad to continually see that philosophy play out across the country. We are happy…

  7. Health Equity Accreditation Plus Launches

    Published 06.29.2022
    ncqa.org/blog/health-equity-accreditation-plus-launches-2/

    Well, we've told you about it here in the blog. Talked about it over on the Inside Health Care Podcast. The anticipation has been building.…

  8. Massachusetts: Health Equity A Priority, Now for ACO

    Published 07.12.2022
    ncqa.org/blog/massachusetts-makes-health-equity-a-priority-in-its-aco-program/

    We’ve been writing a lot on the blog and giving kudos to a number of states who have been prioritizing health equity. And now, we…

  9. NCQA Equity Communications, Quality Talks Earn APEX Awards

    Published 07.20.2022
    ncqa.org/blog/ncqa-equity-communications-quality-talks-earn-apex-awards/

    It’s a good day at NCQA, especially for the communications team responsible for keeping you up-to-date on all things health care quality.  Our efforts have…

  10. New Analysis Sums Up How to Measure Health Equity

    Published 02.14.2023
    ncqa.org/blog/new-analysis-sums-up-how-to-measure-health-equity/

    Health equity is essential to ensuring quality health care—there can be no quality without equity. Most health equity measures focus on evaluating health disparities and…

  11. Speakers Who'll Change How You Think About Health Equity

    Published 03.20.2023
    ncqa.org/blog/three-speakers-wholl-change-how-you-think-about-health-equity/

    Many people decry health care inequities—but far fewer see and attack the problem in ways that get results. You’ll see three such people as keynote…

  12. Health Equity Measurement in Medicaid: White Paper Examines State of the Field

    Published 12.13.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/health-equity-measurement-in-medicaid-white-paper-examines-state-of-the-field/

    A new white paper shows that an increasing number of states use explicit equity measurement and accountability in their managed care programs. The paper, which examines state Medicaid programs’ current health…