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  1. Health Plan Accreditation 2020: Standards and Survey Tool Release Dates

    Last modified 12.05.2025
    ncqa.org/programs/health-plans/health-plan-accreditation-hpa/current-customers/hpa2020/standards-release-dates/

    NCQA typically releases the survey tool at the same time it releases the standards. However, the 2020 Health Plan Survey Tool was released on March…

  2. Health Plan Accreditation 2020: Current Customer FAQ

    Last modified 12.05.2025
    ncqa.org/programs/health-plans/health-plan-accreditation-hpa/current-customers/hpa2020/health-plan-accreditation-2020-current-customer-faq/

    Are you a health plan that is currently accredited by NCQA/ Here are some common questions about Health Plan Accreditation 2020? Does my process for…

  3. Health Plan Accreditation

    Last modified 11.21.2025
    ncqa.org/employers/ncqa-programs-of-interest-to-employers/health-plan-accreditation/

    Until 1990 there was no comprehensive way to evaluate a health plan’s quality, no standards of quality to evaluate plans against. NCQA developed the first…

  4. Managed Behavioral Health Organization Accreditation

    Last modified 11.21.2025
    ncqa.org/employers/ncqa-programs-of-interest-to-employers/managed-behavioral-health-organization-accreditation/

    In recent years, behavioral healthcare—including care for mental health and substance use disorders—has become a pressing issue for employers, yet they struggle with how to…

  5. Population Health Program Accreditation

    Last modified 11.21.2025
    ncqa.org/employers/ncqa-programs-of-interest-to-employers/population-health-program-accreditation/

    As employers look for ways to improve the health of employees while also controlling health care costs, many have turned to population health management programs…

  6. Wellness Health Promotion Certification/Accreditation

    Last modified 11.21.2025
    ncqa.org/employers/ncqa-programs-of-interest-to-employers/wellness-health-promotion-certification-accreditation/

    For decades, employers have partnered with organizations to deliver programs that improve the health of their employee population—but how do employers know if their partner…

  7. NCQA Accreditation & Certification Programs

    Last modified 11.21.2025
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    Better health care. Better choices. Better health. NCQA Accreditation & Certification programs can help you improve quality and stand out to your contracting partners. Fill…

  8. ACO Accreditation: Program Retirement

    Last modified 11.04.2025
    ncqa.org/aco-accreditation-program-retirement/

    NCQA has retired the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Accreditation effective October 25, 2019. Organizations that have already earned accreditation will maintain their status through their expiration date.…

  9. Policy: NCQA Accreditation and Certification

    Last modified 10.01.2025
    ncqa.org/programs/health-plans/policy-accreditation-and-certification/

    Latest News  Announcement: 2025 Program Name and Status Changes (September 30, 2025) Changes to the NCQA Accreditation Standards for the 2025 and 2026 Standards Year…

  10. New Accreditation Designed for Higher Quality Virtual Health Care

    Last modified 09.29.2025
    ncqa.org/programs/health-care-providers-practices/virtual-primary-care-and-urgent-care-accreditation/get-started/

    NCQA’s Virtual Care Accreditation includes standards built on structural components of virtual care delivery. These standards can position organizations to identify gaps in their virtual…

  11. New Accreditation Designed for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

    Last modified 09.29.2025
    ncqa.org/programs/health-care-providers-practices/certified-community-behavioral-health-clinics-accreditation/get-started/

    NCQA’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Accreditation program is designed to help organizations meet SAMHSA’s CCBHC certification criteria through a standardized, streamlined survey process that…