Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs

Title IV of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA; Public Law 111-3) required the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify and post for public comment by January 1, 2010, an initial, recommended core set of children's health care quality measures for voluntary use by Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), health insurance issuers and managed care entities that enter into contracts with such programs, and providers of items and services under such programs.

This background paper describes the publicly transparent, multi-stakeholder, evidence-informed process the Secretary used to identify that initial, recommended core set and the results of that process. This background paper also includes detailed information on each of the healthcare measures recommended for the initial core set.

Select to download print version of the Initial Recommended Core Set (PDF, 718 KB).