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Press Releases
2024 Press Releases and Statements
2023 Press Releases and Statements
- Pharmacy Quality Alliance Appoints 2024 Board of Directors and Executive Committee (December 14, 2023)
- PQA-Convened Experts and Patients Prioritize Opportunities to Improve Cancer Care Quality (August 29, 2023)
- PQA Launches Updated Medication Use Quality Continuing Education Program (June 1, 2023)
- Melissa Viscovich Joins PQA as Chief Operating Officer (May 23, 2023)
- PQA Presents Quality Awards to Eight Medicare Plan Contracts for High Achievement in Medication Quality Measures (May 11, 2023)
- 2023 PQA Annual Meeting Provides Actionable Insights on Evolving Quality Landscape (April 25, 2023)
- PQA Launches Pilots to Evaluate Blood Pressure and Hemoglobin A1C Pharmacy Measure Concepts (March 9, 2023)
- PQA Diversity in Quality Scholarship Supports Pharmacy Students' Professional Development (February 14, 2023)
- PQA Healthcare Quality IQ Program Will Teach Pharmacy Students the Fundamentals of Quality (January 18, 2023)
- PQA Expands the Social Determinants of Health Resource Guide (January 9, 2023)
- Pharmacy Quality Alliance Appoints 2023 Board of Directors and Executive Committee (January 5, 2023)
2022 Press Releases and Statements
2021 Press Releases and Statements
- PQA Endorses Health Plan Migraine Performance Measure and Retires Two Other Measures (December 20, 2021)
- PQA Endorses Pharmacy Performance Measures for Medication Adherence and Specialty Turnaround Time (December 20, 2021)
- Pharmacy Quality Alliance Appoints 2022 Board and Executive Committee (December 15, 2021)
- PQA and Patient Advocate Foundation Will Develop a Patient-Centered SDOH Research Agenda (November 10, 2021)
- PQA Offers New Continuing Education Course on Measuring Quality to Improve HIV Medication Use (September 8, 2021)
- Melissa Castora-Binkley Joins PQA as Senior Director of Research (September 2, 2021)
- University of Southern California Team Wins PQA’s 2021 Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge (May 24, 2021)
- PQA & CPF Announce 2021 Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality Awards (May 13, 2021)
- PQA Presents Quality Awards to 16 Medicare Plan Contracts for High Achievement in Medication Quality Measures Based on CMS’ Medicare Star Ratings (May 13, 2021)
- PQA Announces Leadership Appointments and Staff Promotions (May 4, 2021)
- PQA Performance Measure for Initial Opioid Prescribing for Long Duration Endorsed by NQF (March 31, 2021)
- PQA Appoints 2021 Board of Directors Executive Committee (January 29, 2021)
- PQA Names Micah Cost as New CEO (January 4, 2021)
2020 Press Releases and Statements
- PQA Endorses Two New Diabetes-Focused Health Plan Performance Measures (December 21, 2020)
- PQA Retires Two Health Plan Performance Measures (December 21, 2020)
- Nominations Sought for 2021 Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality Awards (December 7, 2020)
- Text Messages with Educational Videos Significantly Improve Patient Adherence to Newly Prescribed Medications (September 22, 2020)
- PQA Launches 2020-21 Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge (August 5, 2020)
- National Healthcare Leaders Collaborate with PQA to Evaluate the Impact of Pharmacist-Provided Care (July 27, 2020)
- PQA and NPC Fund Two Research Projects to Address Medication Access Barriers (June 24, 2020)
- PQA Launches Medication Use Quality Continuing Education Program (June 22, 2020)
- PQA CEO Announces Planned Leadership Transition (June 19, 2020)
- University of Pittsburgh Team Wins PQA’s 2020 Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge (June 18, 2020)
- PQA & CPF Announce 2020 Community Pharmacy Innovation in Quality Award Recipients (May 14, 2020)
- PQA Presents Quality Awards to 24 Medicare Plan Contracts for High Achievement in Medication Quality Measures Based on CMS’ Medicare Star Ratings (May 14, 2020)
- National Quality Forum Endorses PQA's Risk Adjusted Adherence Measures (April 20, 2020)
- Rachel Digmann Joins PQA Team as Measure Operations and Analytics Senior Director (April 17, 2020)
- PQA and CRISP Partner to Map PQA Opioid Measures for Use in PDMPs (February 11, 2020)
- PQA Endorses Three New Pharmacy Performance Measures (February 6, 2020)
- PQA Retires Six Health Plan Performance Measures (February 6, 2020)
- Pharmacy Quality Alliance Appoints 2020 Board and Executive Committee (January 22, 2020)
- Reid Kiser Joins PQA Team to Lead Performance Measurement and Research (January 13, 2020)
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Public Comments
- PQA Comment on CMS Proposed Rule on "Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs" (CMS-4192-P) (March 7, 2022)
- PQA Comment on Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies – Part II (2022 Advance Notice Part II) (November 30, 2020)
- PQA Comment on CMS Interim Final Rule on "Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency" (CMS-3401-IFC) (October 30, 2020)
- PQA Comment on CMS Interim Final Rule on "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency" (CMS-1744-IFC) (June 1, 2020)
- PQA Comment on CMS Proposed Rule on "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Contract Year 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicaid Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly" (CMS 4190-P) (April 6, 2020)
- PQA Member Comment on CMS Proposed Rule on "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Contract Year 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicaid Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly" (CMS 4190-P) (April 6, 2020)
- PQA Comment on CMS CY 2021 Advance Notice Part II (CMS-2020-0003-0002) (March 6, 2020)
- PQA Comment on HHS OIG Proposed Rule for "Medicare and State Healthcare Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions To Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements" (OIG-0936-AA10-P) (December 31, 2019)
- PQA Comment on CMS 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Draft Call Letter (CMS-2018-0154) (March 1, 2019)
- PQA Comment on CMS Proposed Rule for “Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses” (CMS 4180-P) (January 25, 2019)
- PQA Member Comment on CMS Proposed Rule for “Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses” (CMS 4180-P) (January 25, 2019)
- PQA Comment on CMS Proposed Rule for “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Medicaid Fee-for-Service, and Medicaid Managed Care Programs for Years 2020 and 2021” (CMS 4185-P) (December 31, 2018)
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