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More InformationThis information is about the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set Review.
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Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) help people who need assistance with everyday activities receive services (such as personal care, homemaker, and adult day health services) in their own homes and communities rather than in institutional settings.
The measure set includes nationally standardized quality measures intended to support consistent measurement of HCBS quality across states, enable comparisons, and help improve care and outcomes for people receiving HCBS. In April 2026, CMS released the proposed 2028 Medicaid HCBS Quality Measure Set for public comment.
Effective quality measure reporting programs periodically reassess their measure sets. Changes in regulatory requirements, experience with measure reporting, and trends in performance may indicate a need to update the measure set.
Mathematica supports CMS by convening the HCBS Quality Measure Set Review Workgroup to assess and strengthen the HCBS Quality Measure Set. This year, the Workgroup will focus on updates to the 2030 HCBS Quality Measure Set.
During each review cycle, the Workgroup identifies gaps in the current HCBS Quality Measure Set and recommend changes to improve it. Workgroup members include subject matter experts with knowledge of the opportunities and challenges associated with collecting, reporting, and using quality measures to improve care in Medicaid HCBS programs.
Events
8
Oct
Orientation Meeting (virtual)
Location
Online
Date
October 8, 2026
Time
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
This is the first meeting of the Workgroup to introduce the 2030 HCBS Quality Measure Set Review process. This meeting will introduce the Workgroup members and provide an overview of the 2030 HCBS Quality Measure Set Review process. This meeting is open to Workgroup members and the public.
11
Feb
Meeting to Prepare for the 2030 Review (virtual)
Location
Online
Date
February 11, 2027
Time
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
This meeting will summarize the measures suggested for addition to or removal from the 2030 HCBS Quality Measure Set, 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 2030 HCBS Quality Measure Set. This meeting is open to Workgroup members and the public.
Registration coming soon
10–11
Mar
Meeting to Review Measures for the 2030 HCBS Quality Measure Set (virtual)
Location
Online
Date
March 10-11, 2027
Time
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
In this multi-day, virtual meeting, the Workgroup will make recommendations for strengthening the 2030 HCBS Quality Measure Set. Workgroup members will discuss and vote on the measures suggested for addition to or removal from the Quality Measure Set and identify gap areas in the Quality Measure Set. There will be opportunities for public comment throughout the meeting. This meeting is open to Workgroup members and the public.
Registration coming soon
Resources Archive
Meeting resources from previous years are archived below.
2028 Resources
More Information
For more information on the HCBS Quality Measure Set, visit
https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/quality-of-care/quality-improvement-initiatives/measuring-and-improving-quality-home-and-community-based-services/index.html
For more information or to receive future mailings, contact the
Mathematica HCBS Quality Measure Review Team