Humana Healthy Horizons – South Carolina receives NCQA Health Equity Accreditation

Distinction demonstrates the health plan’s commitment to culturally competent care

South Carolina, Jan.10, 2024 -- Humana Healthy Horizons, the Medicaid business of leading health and well-being company Humana, announced it has received Health Equity Accreditation in South Carolina from the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA). The Health Equity Accreditation is a nationally recognized Accreditation that purchasers, regulators and consumers can use to distinguish organizations that meet rigorous standards in serving a diverse population.

“We are committed to improving the lives of South Carolinians and reducing the disparities and barriers to equitable health care that so many of our members face every day,” said Dietrick Williams, President, Humana Healthy Horizons – South Carolina. “We are honored that the NCQA has recognized our efforts with this important distinction.”

NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation evaluates how well an organization complies with standards in the following areas: organizational readiness; race/ethnicity, language, gender identity and sexual orientation; access and availability of language services; practitioner network cultural responsiveness; culturally and linguistically appropriate services programs; and reducing health care disparities.

"Our mission at Humana is to improve access to care, improve quality of care, and address the non-medical barriers to healthy living," said J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH, Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President for Humana. “Receiving this accreditation in South Carolina is a testament to our work toward achieving a more equitable healthcare ecosystem in all the communities we serve.”

Humana Healthy Horizons – South Carolina serves over 25,000 members across the state, with a keen focus on addressing the most pressing health-related social needs affecting the communities it serves. 

“Cultural competency is crucial to providing high quality health care,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Organizations achieving Health Equity Accreditation are leaders in closing the ethnic and racial disparities gap, and NCQA commends them for their dedication.”

NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation and Health Equity Accreditation Plus programs offer an actionable framework for helping health systems continuously improve—and prioritize—health equity for the patients and communities they serve.  Learn more by visiting the NCQA Health Equity Accreditation program page.  

About NCQA

NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA’s website (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make more-informed health care choices. NCQA can be found online at ncqa.org, on Twitter, on Facebook and on LinkedIn.

About Humana Healthy Horizons

Humana manages Medicaid benefits for nearly 1.3 million members nationally under the Humana Healthy Horizons^TM brand, which reflects our expertise in managing complex populations, our commitment to creating solutions that lead to a better quality of life for our members, and our efforts to deliver human care that makes the healthcare experience easier, more personalized and more caring.

During more than two decades of serving people with Medicaid, Humana and Humana Healthy Horizons have developed a wide range of capabilities to serve children, parents, childless adults, and beneficiaries that are aged, blind or disabled. We integrate physical health, behavioral health, pharmacy, long-term care, and social services for a whole-person approach to improve the health and well-being of our members and the communities we serve.

Humana Healthy Horizons is a Medicaid Product offered by affiliates of Humana Inc.

About Humana

Humana Inc. is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers, and our company. Through our Humana insurance services, and our CenterWell health care services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and CenterWell.com.

Angie Weiss
Humana Corporate Communications
E-mail: aweiss3@humana.com
Source: Humana Inc.