Getting Out of the Stairwell in Quality Measurement and Improvement
The December edition addresses some aspects of how quality data are reported and are used in performance-based payment structures.
Tag: Quality
Assessment of 2014 Medicaid MCO Quality Rankings
This edition assesses the 2014 NCQA Medicaid MCO quality scores. Analysis includes calculation of statewide average scores for all plans, top performing MCOs relative to their state's average, comparisons by ownership (such as publicly traded versus non-publicly traded MCOs), and…
Analyses of NCQA Quality Ratings Among Medicaid Health Plans
This report assesses Medicaid MCO quality scores as published annually by NCQA. One of the report’s key findings is that there does not appear to be any relationship between Medicaid MCOs’ enrollment levels and their quality scores. Another is that…
NCQA State Averages for Medicaid, Medicare, and Private Health Plans
This edition of the Series tabulates state average NCQA quality scores across the health plans that have been rated by NCQA. Separate averages have been calculated for Medicaid health plans, Medicare plans, and private plans.
Medicaid Health Plan NCQA Quality Rankings
This edition of the Series focuses on Medicaid MCO quality ratings, working with the data NCQA publishes each year. These slides calculate average quality scores in each of the 33 states with at least one NCQA-ranked plan. We also ranked…