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 Responds to CMS RFI: Episode-Based Payment Model
NCQA provides comments on the CMS RFI in the following areas: care delivery and incentive structure alignment; quality measures, interoperability and multi-payer alignment; and health equity.
NCQA Comments on HCBS Access Rule
NCQA highlights the advantages to states for leveraging NCQA LTSS programs to meet proposed CMS rules for HCBS access.
NCQA Comments on 2023 Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rule
NCQA supports CMS proposed rule to make it easier for states to leverage NCQA Health Plan Accreditation for non-duplication.
NCQA Comments on ONC’s USCDI+ Quality Draft Data Element List
NCQA provides feedback on ONC’s draft data element list for USCDI+ Quality. NCQA intends to leverage the USCDI and USCDI+ Quality datasets in our digital future, and believes it is critical to keep the datasets consistent and coordinated with each other to ensure alignment of efforts and successful use of the datasets.
NCQA Comments on ONC’s Health Information Technology Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule
NCQA highlights areas of alignment with ONC proposals, including those to accelerate USCDI adoption through USCDI v3 and provide interoperability transparency and reporting for EMR vendors.
NCQA Comments on ONC’s USCDI Draft v4
NCQA is pleased to provide comments on the proposals and considerations outlined for USCDI version 4.
NCQA Comments on OMB’s Initial Proposals for Updating Race and Ethnicity Standards
NCQA supports the expansion of race and ethnicity categories and encourages OMB to provide guidance on implementation to ensure data are meaningful and usable.
NCQA Responds to Senate RFI for Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) Reauthorization
NCQA encourages HHS to accelerate the move to a fully digital public health reporting ecosystem, with digital quality measures (dQMs) as a core component.
NCQA Comments on CMS’s Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes proposed rule
NCQA applauds CMS’s efforts to improve the exchange of health information; supports digitizing prior authorization as an opportunity to improve both patient and provider experience.
NCQA Responds to CMS’s CY 2024 Medicare Advantage Advance Notice
NCQA applauds the establishment of the Universal Foundation across CMS; provides feedback on other changes and potential new measure concepts for the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings.
NCQA Responds to CMS’s CY 2024 Medicare Advantage Policy and Technical Changes Proposed Rule
NCQA encourages adoption of Health Equity Accreditation in alignment with CMS’s goal to advance health equity in Medicare Advantage.
NCQA Comments on Proposed 2024 ACA Exchange/Marketplace Rules
NCQA urges CMS to require Health Equity Accreditation for Exchange plans