National Advisory Council Subcommittee: Identifying Quality Measures for Medicaid-eligible adults Background Report 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. ContentsExecutive SummaryI. BackgroundII. ContextIII. MethodsIV. ResultsV. ConclusionsReferences Appendixes1. Acronyms and Abbreviations2. Legislation3. Subcommittee Roster and Workgroup Assignments4. Staff5. IOM Revised Framework6. Public Meeting Agenda for the Subcommittee to the National Advisory Council to AHRQ7. CMS Center Director Cindy Mann Letter to the Subcommittee8. CMS Presentation to the Subcommittee9. National Committee for Quality Assurance Presentation to the Subcommittee10. Public Comments Current as of December 2010 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/news/events/nac/reports/background/quality/index.html