COMLEX Ethics Level 2 Practice Test

Which statement best describes the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)?

A private health care consulting firm focused on cost containment.

A government agency responsible for coordinating national health policy.

Non-profit organization in the United States that works to improve health care quality through the administration of evidence-based standards, measures, programs, and accreditation.

NCQA is a United States non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. It achieves this by developing and administering evidence-based standards and performance measures, offering programs to help organizations enhance quality, and accrediting health plans and related entities. This accreditation helps consumers and purchasers compare and trust plans by signaling that they meet established quality benchmarks and use validated metrics, such as the standard measures NCQA collects and reports. NCQA operates independently of government and is not a for-profit firm that negotiates prices; its role is quality improvement through standards, measures, programs, and accreditation. Thus, the best description is that it is a non-profit organization in the United States that works to improve health care quality through administration of evidence-based standards, measures, programs, and accreditation.

A for-profit company that negotiates health insurance plans.