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

NASHP

States may consider creating standards and programmatic requirements to ensure that palliative care services conform to state Medicaid expectations. licensed hospice providers), with quality assurance provisions and any licensing updates necessary to ensure team competencies for non-hospice care.

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

NCQA

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). CMS Star Ratings Health plans should also be aware that NCQA discontinued the Electronic Clinical Data Distinction in our Health Plan Report Cards.