National Advisory Council Subcommittee: Identifying Quality Measures for Medicaid-Eligible Adults

Background Report

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The Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to identify and publish a core set of health quality measures for Medicaid-eligible adults. This background report documents the process, deliberations, and results of AHRQ's National Advisory Council subcommittee for identifying quality measures for Medicaid-eligible adults.

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Contents

Executive Summary
I. Background
II. Context
III. Methods
IV. Results
V. Conclusions
References
Appendixes
   1. Acronyms and Abbreviations
   2. Legislation
   3. Subcommittee Roster and Workgroup Assignments
   4. Staff
   5. IOM Revised Framework
   6. Public Meeting Agenda for the Subcommittee to the National Advisory Council to AHRQ
   7. CMS Center Director Cindy Mann Letter to the Subcommittee
   8. CMS Presentation to the Subcommittee
   9. National Committee for Quality Assurance Presentation to the Subcommittee
   10. Public Comments

Current as of December 2010

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Internet Citation:

National Advisory Council Subcommittee: Identifying Quality Measures for Medicaid-Eligible Adults—Background Report. December 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/nacqm/

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