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 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.
NCQA Comments on Final MACRA Rule
NCQA provides comment on the final rule for implementing the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
NCQA Comments on State Innovation Model RFI
NCQA provides feedback on questions and concepts related to state-based delivery and payment reform initiatives.
NCQA Comments on Proposed 2016 Physician Fee Schedule
NCQA offers feedback on proposed changes to the PFS, highlighting support for proposals to strengthen primary care and patient-centered care management.
NCQA Comments on Patient Relationship Categories and Codes
NCQA recommends that CMS develop an automated decision tree to attribute patients to clinicians for measurement in the Merit-Based Payment Incentive System (MIPS).