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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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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), 


  1. Resource: Improving Access to and Utilization of Ora…
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Dental and Oral Health Services
2011 Annual Reporting on the Quality of Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP
Fact Sheet or TA Briefs, Policy Guidance, Quality Measure Guidance - Provides information on activities CMS undertook to update information on the quality of care children receive in Medicaid/CHIP, including reviewing the external quality review (EQR) technical reports for States, analyzing Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2010 data submitted to CMS for standardized reporting on the initial core set of children’s quality measures, reviewing data on the use of dental services by children in Medicaid/CHIP, and summarizing findings from a review of the literature published since 2005. Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Medication (ADD-CH), Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness: Ages 6–17 (FUH-CH), Ambulatory Care: Emergency Department (ED) Visits (AMB-CH), Live Births Weighing Less Than 2,500 Grams (LBW-CH), Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Timeliness of Prenatal Care (PPC-CH), Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children/Adolescents (WCC-CH),
Chlamydia Screening in Women Ages 16–20 (CHL-CH), Childhood Immunization Status (CIS-CH), Well-Child Visits in the First 15 Months of Life (W15-CH), Immunizations for Adolescents (IMA-CH), Developmental Screening in the First Three Years of Life (DEV-CH), Well-Child Visits in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Years of Life (W34-CH),
Chlamydia Screening in Women Ages 21–24 (CHL-AD)




  1. Resource: 2011 Annual Reporting on the Quality of Ca…
  2. Appendix: 2011 Annual Reporting on the Quality of Ca…
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Prenatal Care, Immunizations, Weight Assessment and Counseling, Well-Child Visits, Dental and Oral Health Services, Ambulatory Care
Innovative State Practices for Improving the Provision of Medicaid Dental Services
Data and Statistics, State experiences - Highlights some of the innovations and initiatives that eight states (Alabama, Arizona, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia) were involved in: partnerships and collaborations among state partners and stakeholders; collaboration with dental schools and loan repayment programs; increased reimbursement; simplifying administrative processes; grant funding; educating families; targeting young children; and dental home initiatives.


  1. Resource: Innovative State Practices for Improving t…
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Dental and Oral Health Services
Preventive and Obesity-Related Services Available to Medicaid Enrollees (2010 Report to Congress)
Issue Brief - Provides baseline information on the types of preventive and obesity-related services covered by Medicaid, as well as a summary of current and planned Federal and State activity. 


  1. Resource: Preventive and Obesity-Related Services Av…
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Primary Care Access and Preventative Care, Weight Assessment and Counseling
Contraceptive Care Services Option and New Benefit Rules for Benchmark Plans
Policy Guidance - Provides guidance on section 2303 of ACA: State Eligibility Option for Family Planning Services, which establishes a new Medicaid eligibility group and the option for States to begin providing medical assistance for Contraceptive Care services and supplies to individuals eligible under this new group. 


  1. Resource: Contraceptive Care Services Option and New…
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Maternal and Perinatal Health, Contraceptive Care
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