TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Coordinated Care,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC)
announced today that it has received national Health Plan
Accreditation with a Commendable status from the National Committee
for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA Health Plan Accreditation
evaluates how well a health plan manages all parts of its delivery
system – physicians, hospitals, other providers and administrative
services – in order to continuously improve the quality of care and
services provided to its members.
"Earning Commendable NCQA Accreditation is an important
milestone in Coordinated Care's commitment to quality and
performance improvement across services," said Dr. Jay Fathi, CEO & President of Coordinated
Care.
"Achieving an accreditation status of Commendable from NCQA is a
sign that a health plan is serious about quality," said
Margaret E. O'Kane, president, NCQA.
"It is awarded to plans whose service and clinical quality meet or
exceed NCQA's rigorous requirements for consumer protection and
quality improvement."
Coordinated Care is a Medicaid managed care health plan that
serves more than 204,000 members. The network currently includes 87
hospitals and more than 24,000 contracted providers and
facilities.
The NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to
improving health care quality. The NCQA accredits and
certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also
recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of
performance. The NCQA is committed to providing health care
quality information for consumers, purchasers, health care
providers and researchers.
About Coordinated Care
Coordinated Care is a locally accountable, innovative and
solution-based health plan headquartered in Tacoma, Wash. Launched in 2012, Coordinated
Care serves over 240,000 members enrolled in Washington Apple
Health (Medicaid), Ambetter (Health Benefit Exchange) and all of
the state's population in foster care and adoptive services.
Focused on whole health, Coordinated Care treats the whole person
by breaking down barriers to accessing care, walking members
through their benefits and connecting them to what they need by
building and executing a System of Care framework. To learn more,
visit http://www.CoordinatedCareHealth.com.
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