Primary Care Associates Receives Medicare Stars Quality Award from Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) 

Each year, the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) recognizes top-performing provider organizations and Primary Care Associates (PCA), part of OptumCare has been named 4.5-star award winner for its performance in the Align. Measure. Perform. (AMP) Medicare Advantage program (formerly known as Medicare 5 Star Reporting of Physician Organizations) for measurement year 2020.

To earn this recognition, provider organizations must achieve an overall star rating of 4.5 across all clinical quality measures established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) across a set of 13 Part C (Medicare Advantage) and Part D (Prescription Drug Plan) performance measures.

Congratulations to PCA for your dedication with delivering high-quality, patient-centered care!

Learn more: 2021 IHA Medicare Stars Quality and Medicare Stars Quality Improvement Award Winners

About IHA's AMP programs

IHA’s Align. Measure. Perform. (AMP) programs use a fair and transparent approach to measurement and benchmarking to create a reliable assessment of performance for medical groups, IPAs, and ACOs across health plans. The AMP programs are recognized nationally for partnering with organizations across California and the nation to drive meaningful changes that reduce costs and improve healthcare quality and outcomes. Paired with the insights from IHA’s California Regional Health Care Cost & Quality Atlas, the AMP programs help partners reduce the reporting burden for payers and providers by using a standard measure set to deliver objective data and analysis that support performance improvement. For more information, visit www.iha.org