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NCQA’s Health Plan Ratings Help Consumers Choose a Health Plan

NCQA

Medicare plans got better at coordinating care for older adults who were hospitalized, and showed improvement in medication reconciliation. HEDIS ® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). CAHPS ® is a registered trademark of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

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Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid

NASHP

High-quality palliative care can both improve quality of life and avoid unnecessary and often unwanted treatments for Medicaid enrollees with serious illness. in hospitals, embedded within enhanced primary care, via home health). States can support palliative care in a number of ways and across a range of settings (e.g.,