Federal Register Notice: Medicare Program; Approved Renewal of Deeming Authority of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Medicare Advantage Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations
Policy FR-2026-15116 · Medicare Advantage
CMS approved NCQA's renewal of deeming authority for Medicare Advantage HMOs and PPOs for a 6-year term. This administrative action allows NCQA-accredited MA plans to be 'deemed' compliant with certai