NCQA Quality Matters Podcast Episode: Aging Together - Why Age-Friendly Care Is Everyone’s Future

NCQA Quality Matters Podcast

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has released an episode of its Quality Matters podcast focused on age-friendly care and featuring JAHF President Rani Snyder.

Host Daniela Lawton speaks with Snyder and Eric Cahow, vice president of Government Markets Performance at Independence Blue Cross, about the growth of Age-Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms Framework. They discuss how health plans and providers can align care with older adults’ goals and the roles of quality measurement, payment models and leadership in expanding age-friendly care.

In a Patient Voice segment, advocate Dave White shares his experience with kidney disease, dialysis and a kidney transplant, illustrating the importance of listening to what matters most to patients.

Listen to the episode.
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Learn more about the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement.
Learn more about JAHF's support of NCQA.