Health Net of California Again Earns NCQA Multicultural Health Care Distinction
09 March 2016 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
To date, Health Net is the first and only
health plan in the country to receive the distinction for
commercial, Medicaid and Medicare lines of business at the same
time
Health Net of California, Inc., a subsidiary of Health Net,
Inc., has again received the Multicultural Health Care Distinction
from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the
company announced today.
It’s the third straight time since 2012 that the company has
earned the two-year distinction, and Health Net remains the only
health plan in the nation, to date, to earn the distinction
simultaneously for its commercial, Medicaid and Medicare lines of
business.
The Multicultural Health Care program evaluates how well an
organization complies with the standards for the following areas:
collection of race/ethnicity and language data; provision of
language assistance; cultural responsiveness; quality improvement
of culturally and linguistically appropriate services; and
reduction in of health care disparities.
“NCQA’s distinction reinforces Health Net’s commitment to
provide access to culturally appropriate care and help reduce
health care disparities,” said Steve Sell, president of Health
Net’s Western Region Health Plan and president of Health Net of
California. “We are currently focused on strategies to reduce
several disparities involving hospital readmission and childhood
immunization rates, timely postpartum care, and diabetes prevention
and management.”
“Earning the Multicultural Health Care Distinction shows that an
organization is making a breakthrough in providing excellent health
care to diverse populations,” said Margaret E. O’Kane, president of
NCQA. “I congratulate any organization that achieves this level of
distinction. Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health
care is essential to improving the quality of care overall.”
About NCQA
NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to
improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide
range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians
and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA is committed to
providing health care quality information for consumers,
purchasers, health care providers and researchers.
About Health Net
Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) is a publicly traded managed care
organization that delivers managed health care services through
health plans and government-sponsored managed care plans. Its
mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable.
Health Net provides and administers health benefits to
approximately 6.1 million individuals across the country through
group, individual, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription
drug benefit commonly referred to as “Part D”), Medicaid and dual
eligible programs, as well as programs with the U.S. Department of
Defense, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Net also
offers behavioral health, substance abuse and employee assistance
programs, and managed health care products related to prescription
drugs.
For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit Health
Net’s website at www.healthnet.com.
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