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Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today announced that Molina Healthcare of Washington, one of its subsidiary health plans, has earned a three-year renewal on its accreditation status and received an “Excellent” rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The “Excellent” rating is the highest accreditation accorded by the NCQA, an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to measuring the quality of America’s health care. The renewed accreditation status for three years means that Molina Healthcare of Washington once again met the criteria for Medicaid managed care organizations established by the NCQA. “Molina Healthcare strives to continually provide the highest quality health care services and access to care for our members in each of our health plans throughout the nation,” said Dr. J. Mario Molina, president and chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare, Inc. “The renewal of the three-year accreditation status and the ‘Excellent’ rating by NCQA for Molina Healthcare of Washington are testaments to our commitment to excellence and also recognize that we have incorporated quality improvement into our standard operating procedures. We are extremely proud of this important achievement.” “Molina Healthcare of Washington has again received NCQA’s ‘Excellent’ accreditation status, which is reserved for the best health plans in the nation,” said Margaret O’Kane, president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. “The ‘Excellent’ status is only awarded to those plans that meet or exceed NCQA’s rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement and deliver excellent clinical care.” An “Excellent” accreditation status is NCQA’s highest survey outcome and is granted only to health plans that demonstrate levels of service and clinical quality that meet or exceed NCQA’s rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement. Health plans earning this accreditation level must also achieve Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) results that are in the highest range of national or regional performance. HEDIS is a tool used by more than 90 percent of America’s health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of care and service. “The continued recognition from NCQA regarding our Medicaid product line and services provided to our member population is a reflection of our commitment to quality,” said Dale Ahlskog, president of Molina Healthcare of Washington. “I want to thank our employees, providers and leadership for their contributions to our renewed three year accreditation status. This achievement is truly a reflection of their hard work and diligence in providing high quality care to our members.” 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 and recognizes physicians in key clinical areas. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information through the Web, media and data licensing agreements in order to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices. For more, log on to www.ncqa.org. About Molina Healthcare Molina Healthcare of Washington is a managed care organization that provides health care services through the Healthy Options, State Children’s Health Insurance Medical Plan (SCHIP), Basic Health, and Washington Medicaid Integration Partnership (WMIP) programs for over 284,000 members throughout Washington State. The health plan is headquartered in Bothell and has additional office space in Spokane. Molina Healthcare of Washington is a subsidiary of Molina Healthcare, Inc. Molina Healthcare Inc. is a multi-state managed care organization that arranges for the delivery of health care services to persons eligible for Medicaid, Medicare, and other government-sponsored programs for low-income families and individuals. Altogether, Molina Healthcare’s nine licensed health plan subsidiaries in California, Michigan, Missouri (under the Mercy Care Plus name), Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Washington currently serve approximately 1.1 million members.
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