Key resources for state reporting of the Core Set of children’s health care quality measures for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (the Child Core Set) are included in the table below. CMS will publish the resources for reporting the 2026 Child Core Set in early 2026.
2025 Core Set Reporting Resources
State Reporting Starts: Fall 2025
Archived Reporting Resources
For previous years' technical specifications and value set directories, please email MACQualityTA@cms.hhs.gov.
Technical Assistance and Analytic Support Program
CMS supports states' efforts to measure and improve health care quality for children and adults enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. The Technical Assistance and Analytic Support (TA/AS) Program supports states' quality measurement reporting and state efforts to use these data to improve the quality of care. For more information, see the TA/AS Program fact sheet.
Questions or requests for technical assistance related to the Child Core Set or quality improvement initiatives can be submitted to MACqualityTA@cms.hhs.gov.
Technical Assistance Webinars
- Technical Assistance to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: 2025 Updates and Reporting Resources - Save the date: March 6, 2025
- Technical Assistance to Support 2024 Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets in the Quality Measure Reporting (QMR) System - September 4, 2024
- Technical Assistance Webinar to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: Less Frequently Reported Core Set Measures - May 7, 2024
- Technical Assistance Webinar to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: FFY 2024 Updates and Reporting Resources - March 19, 2024
- Technical Assistance to Support FFY 2023 Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets in the Quality Measure Reporting (QMR) System – September 8, 2023
- Technical Assistance Webinar to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: FFY 2023 Updates and Reporting Resources – April 12, 2023
- Technical Assistance to Support FFY 2021 and FFY 2022 Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets in the Quality Measure Reporting (QMR) System – September 15, 2022
- Technical Assistance Webinar to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: FFY 2022 Updates and Reporting Resources – May 18, 2022
- Technical Assistance Webinar to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: FFY 2021 Updates and Reporting Resources – May 11, 2021
- Technical Assistance Webinar to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: FFY 2020 Updates and Reporting Resources – April 2020
- Technical Assistance Webinar: Collecting and Using Stratified Data for Quality Improvement in Medicaid and CHIP – July 11, 2019
- Developmental Screening in the First Three Years of Life: Understanding How to Collect and Use the Child Core Set Measure - June 2013
- Using CAHPS to Better Understand the Quality of Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP - November 13, 2012