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Medicaid and CHIP Quality Resource Library

The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) partners with states to share best practices and provide technical assistance to improve the quality of care for our beneficiaries. Type in a key search term to see what resources are available, or use the filters below to search and browse our quality improvement resources by Medicaid and CHIP Core Set domain and other fields.

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Coverage of Lactation Services Issue Brief
Issue Brief - Sets forth current levels of State Medicaid coverage for lactation services and explores how CMS can encourage and assist States in increasing access to such services.
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health
Successful Beneficiary Outreach Strategies - September 26, 2012
State experiences, Webinar - Discusses successful beneficiary outreach strategies for improving oral health through access in Arkansas, Maryland, Virginia and Tennessee. Percentage of Eligibles Who Received Preventive Dental Services (PDENT-CH)
Search Terms
Dental and Oral Health Services
2012 Annual Reporting on the Quality of Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP
Quality Measure Guidance - Presents information on key activities CMS undertook to update information on the quality of care children receive in Medicaid/CHIP, including reviewing findings on the initial set of core children’s health care quality measures reported to CMS by the states and summarizing information on the quality measures and performance improvement projects reported in the External Quality Review Organization (EQRO) technical reports provided to CMS by states.
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Prenatal Care, Immunizations, Weight Assessment and Counseling, Well-Child Visits, Dental and Oral Health Services, Ambulatory Care, Asthma And/or COPD
Info Bulletin: Quitline Claiming
Fact Sheet or TA Briefs - Provides information about the quitline policy announced in the June 24, 2011 State Medicaid Director Letter on tobacco cessation services.
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Behavioral Health, Tobacco Use Treatment
Improving Access to and Utilization of Oral Health Services for Children in Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Data and Statistics, Policy Guidance - Presents state-specific findings on children’s use of dental services in Medicaid. Includes state-specific performance data for two Child Core Set measures: (1) Preventive Dental Services (PDENT-CH) and (2) Dental Treatment Services (TDENT-CH). For a measure to be publicly reported, data must be provided to CMS by at least 25 states and meet internal standards for quality. This report also summarizes information on managed care quality monitoring and improvement efforts related to oral health care that were reported in states’ External Quality Review (EQR) technical reports, Dental Sealants for 6–9 Year-Old Children at Elevated Caries Risk (SEAL-CH), Percentage of Eligibles Who Received Preventive Dental Services (PDENT-CH), 
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Dental and Oral Health Services
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