Presents some of the direct strategies that Medicaid and CHIP program managers can use to help meet clinical and program objectives. It also highlights states that are already taking action. These objectives include ensuring fluoride varnish is applied periodically to the baby teeth of children younger than 6; ensuring children younger than 6 are assessed periodically for ECC risk;  ensuring that a care plan is developed and implemented for high-risk children; and educating and engaging families in ECC prevention and management. 

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.

Summarizes state progress in reporting the Child and Adult Core Set measures for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017, including an overview of performance for measures reported by at least 25 states and which met CMS standards for data quality.

Presents Medicaid and commercial health plan benchmarks and trend analyses for 16 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures included in the Medicaid Adult Core Set, Experience of Care Core Set Measures. 

Presents two quality improvement projects that California implemented through the Adult Medicaid Quality Grant. The two projects focused on improving comprehensive diabetes care by increasing hemoglobin A1c Testing Rates and improving maternal health outcomes by improving postpartum care. The projects had a specific focus on improving health outcomes for African Americans.

Highlights the value of the Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey, provide guidance to states about fielding and reporting the CAHPS Survey, and distinguish state and survey vendor roles in fielding and reporting the CAHPS Survey.

Presents a guide for researchers interested in analyzing data from the National Adult Medicaid Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (NAM CAHPS) survey, Experience of Care Core Set Measures.

Includes a downloadable folder containing tables displaying Child Core Set measures for FFY 2016 Child Core Set reporting, 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), Dental Sealants for 6–9 Year-Old Children at Elevated Caries Risk (SEAL-CH), Live Births Weighing Less Than 2,500 Grams (LBW-CH), Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Timeliness of Prenatal Care (PPC-CH), Primary Care Access and Preventative Care, Weight Assessment and

Includes a downloadable folder containing tables displaying Child Core Set measures for FFY 2015 Child Core Set reporting, 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), Dental Sealants for 6–9 Year-Old Children at Elevated Caries Risk (SEAL-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 C