HHS Releases Final Quality Measures for Medicaid Beneficiaries

The Department of Health and Human Services has published its final core set of quality measures - 26 in all - for adult Medicaid beneficiaries. The measures can be used voluntarily by healthcare providers and insurers to track care delivery among adults enrolled in Medicaid. They can also be used to monitor and improve quality.

The measures are contained in six major categories:

1. Prevention and health promotion
2. Management of acute conditions
3. Management of chronic conditions
4. Family experiences of care
5. Care coordination
6. Availability of care

Click here to read the full final rule.