Annual Review of the Medicaid and CHIP Child and Adult Core Sets of Quality Measures

The Child and Adult Core Sets of quality measures for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are key indicators of the access to—and quality of—the health care Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries receive. The Core Sets are important tools states can use to monitor and improve the quality of health care provided to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.

Mathematica is supporting the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) by convening the Child and Adult Core Sets Annual Review Workgroup to review and strengthen the Child and Adult Core Sets. This year's review will focus on updates to the 2029 Child and Adult Core Sets.

Materials from previous Child and Adult Core Sets Annual Reviews can be located in the resources archive.

Events

2029 Resources

Resources Archive

More Information

2029 Public Call for Measures

The Call for Measures to suggest measures for removal from or addition to the Child and Adult Core Sets opens on August 19, 2026. All suggestions for adding or removing measures must be submitted using the forms linked below. All measure submissions must be received by 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

Download the Call for Measures Materials packet, which includes instructions for submitting measure suggestions.

Suggest Measure for Addition Suggest Measure for Removal

For more information, contact the Mathematica Child and Adult Core Sets Review Team at MACCoreSetReview@mathematica-mpr.com.

This information is about the Child and Adult Core Sets Annual Review.

Go to Health Home Core Sets Annual Review Go to HCBS Quality Measure Set Review

Events

Aug

Orientation Meeting

Location

Online

Date

August 19, 2026

Time

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

This is the first meeting of the Workgroup to introduce the 2029 Core Sets Review process. This virtual meeting will introduce the Workgroup members, review the recommendations from the 2028 Child and Adult Core Sets Annual Review, provide an overview of the 2029 Core Sets Review process, and prepare Workgroup members and the public for the 2029 public Call for Measures. This meeting is open to Workgroup members and the public.

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Jan

Meeting to Prepare for the 2029 Review

Location

Online

Date

January 14, 2027

Time

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

This virtual meeting will summarize the measures suggested by Workgroup members and the public for addition to or removal from the 2029 Child and Adult Core Sets, provide an overview of materials available to Workgroup members for reviewing the measures, and describe the format of the Meeting to Review Measures for the 2029 Child and Adult Core Sets. This meeting is open to Workgroup members and the public.

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Feb

Meeting to Review Measures for the 2029 Child and Adult Core Sets

Location

Online

Date

February 2-4, 2027

Time

11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET

In this multi-day, virtual meeting, the Workgroup will make recommendations for strengthening the 2029 Child and Adult Core Sets. Workgroup members will discuss and vote on the measures suggested for addition to or removal from the Core Sets and identify gap areas in the Core Sets. There will be opportunities for public comment throughout the meeting. This meeting is open to Workgroup members and the public.

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2029 Resources

Meeting resources will be posted as they are available.

2029 Resources

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Meeting resources from previous years are archived below.

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More Information

For more information on the Child Core Set, visit
https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/quality-of-care/performance-measurement/adult-and-child-health-care-quality-measures/childrens-health-care-quality-measures/index.html

For more information on the Adult Core Set, visit
https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/quality-of-care/performance-measurement/adult-and-child-health-care-quality-measures/adult-health-care-quality-measures/index.html

For more information or to receive future mailings, contact the
Mathematica Child and Adult Core Set Annual Review Team