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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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Keep Kids Smiling: Promoting Oral Health Through the Medicaid Benefit for Children & Adolescents
Fact Sheet or TA Briefs - Guides CMS efforts working with States to improve access to oral health services for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Dental Sealants for 6–9 Year-Old Children at Elevated Caries Risk (SEAL-CH), Percentage of Eligibles Who Received Preventive Dental Services (PDENT-CH)
Search Terms
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)
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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.
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Dental and Oral Health Services
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. 
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Contraceptive Care
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. 
Search Terms
Primary Care Access and Preventative Care, Weight Assessment and Counseling
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