PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwire) — 09/20/11 — , a leading private health insurance Exchange, has entered into an agreement with the (NCQA), a premier independent organization dedicated to improving the quality of health care. The innovative partnership enables health care consumers to use NCQA-s trusted ratings to compare the quality of all available health plans.
NCQA assesses the quality of HMO, POS and PPO plans by developing and evaluating rigorous quality standards and performance measures, including HEDIS® scores. The highest level of — Excellent — is nationally recognized and indicates that the health plan has earned the most points possible on NCQA-s evaluation program.
“Working together, NCQA and Getinsured will increase transparency in the health care arena, which in turn will drive improvements in health care quality and affordability,” stated Rick Moore, CIO at NCQA. “Empowering consumers strengthens the entire health care market.”
By publishing NCQA quality ratings for 446 health plans throughout the entire country, Getinsured offers customers with immediate access to unbiased, nationally recognized information about the quality of health care plans. Providing the information is consistent with and responsive to section §1311(c)(3) of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which will require health insurance Exchanges to provide quality information to individuals and employers.
“The ease with which Getinsured-s health insurance customers — employers, individuals and families — can determine the NCQA status of health plans will drive competition in the marketplace and raise the quality bar for everyone,” said Getinsured-s CEO and co-founder, Chini Krishnan. “The agreement is win-win.”
Private health insurance Exchanges offer customers the ability to buy affordable health care coverage. Private health insurance Exchanges aim to offer market-based, competitively priced solutions for all market segments and fuel competition in the marketplace by spurring product innovation and transparency. This in turn increases health care efficiency and affordability.
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Getinsured has operated an industry-leading private health insurance Exchange since 2005. The company-s web-based tools and Customer Support Center provide . It enables individuals and families to electronically shop, compare and enroll in health insurance plans within a network of 49 of the nation-s leading carriers and over 6,000 plans. Currently, Getinsured services over a one million prospective members each year across 48 states. The Palo Alto-based company also specializes in customizing Exchange solutions to meet the diverse needs of state governments. Its Exchange software and support services are comprehensive and available independently or as an integrated whole, enabling the timely creation of cost-effective and flexible . For more information, visit .
is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes physicians in key clinical areas. NCQA-s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information through Web, media and data licensing agreements to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices.
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