For Policymakers

Summaries of staff responses to recent requests for assistance on health initiatives, and to help ensure transparency and efficiency in responding to such informational needs and requests for substantive assistance by public policymakers.

• Analysis of MEPS Data
• Summaries of Assistance

The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama in January 2009. Since that time, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been working together with the CHIPRA Federal Quality Workgroup to implement selected provisions of the legislation related to children's health care quality.

• National Evaluation of the Quality Demonstration Grant Program

Resources for Policymakers on Measurement and Reporting Tools

• Case Studies
• Common Formats
• Consumer Assessment Surveys
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
• Quality Information by State