Buckeye Community Health Plan Receives Prestigious NCQA Accreditation
June 13 2007 - 10:47AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Buckeye Community Health
Plan (Buckeye), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation
(NYSE:CNC), today announced it has received Accreditation Status by
the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA has
granted Buckeye Accreditation Status from April 3, 2007, through
April 3, 2010, under the New Health Plan (NHP) Accreditation
Program. "Health plans that step forward to participate in NCQA's
New Health Plan Accreditation program early on in their history are
to be especially commended," said Margaret O'Kane, NCQA President.
"Our standards are rigorous, and by meeting them Buckeye Community
Health Plan has shown that it is well designed and serious about
the quality of care it provides." The NHP Program is based on a
core set of standards and is available to health plans that are
less than three years old. NHP accreditation evaluates how well a
plan manages its clinical and administrative systems in order to
continuously improve its members' health. The NCQA mission is to
improve the quality of healthcare, and it is governed by a board of
directors that includes employers, consumer, and labor
representatives, health plans, quality experts, regulators, and
representatives from organized medicine. NCQA's NHP Accreditation
Program applies to health plans that are less than 36 months old.
This program is distinct from NCQA's Managed Care Organization
Program. "We at Buckeye are very proud of our high standards of
excellence and this prestigious recognition by NCQA," said Kathleen
R. Crampton, Buckeye's President and CEO. "This accreditation is a
reflection of our shared commitment with the state of Ohio and our
network of physicians and other provider partners to deliver
quality healthcare to Ohio Medicaid recipients," concluded
Crampton. About Buckeye Community Health Plan Buckeye Community
Health Plan (Buckeye) is a health maintenance organization that has
been providing services in Ohio since 2004. Buckeye is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading
multi-line healthcare enterprise offering both core Medicaid and
specialty services. Information regarding Buckeye is available via
the Internet at http://www.bchpohio.com/. Contact: Todd McCollough
Senior Marketing Analyst 614/220-4900, ext. 24103 DATASOURCE:
Buckeye Community Health Plan CONTACT: Todd McCollough, Senior
Marketing Analyst of Buckeye Community Health Plan,
+1-614-220-4900, ext. 24103 Web site: http://www.bchpohio.com/
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