Projects
Project Management and Content Development for the Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard
2020 - 2025
Project Overview
Objective
To provide day-to-day management of the Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard (MAC Scorecard) production process including: supporting content development, producing and validating business requirements, liaising with stakeholders, and compiling data.
Project Motivation
Designed to improve public transparency and accountability of the Medicaid and CHIP programs, CMS’ MAC Scorecard relies on Mathematica’s expertise in digital product management and testing, human-centered design, and data management and visualization.
Prepared For
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Mathematica works in partnership with CMS to manage the production process and support content development for the Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard site.
CMS developed the MAC Scorecard to increase public transparency about the programs’ administration and outcomes by highlighting measures voluntarily reported by states, and measures constructed from federally-available administrative data. The MAC Scorecard is available on Medicaid.gov. Mathematica works with CMS to facilitate all stages of the content development process, including:
- collecting data owner and stakeholder feedback to identify MAC Scorecard measures and data points,
- reviewing and compiling data,
- developing text on measures, and
- developing requirements for data visualizations and website functionality.
Mathematica also provides day-to-day management of the Scorecard production process by developing and maintaining the production timeline and facilitating meetings and coordination activities with Medicaid.gov web development contractors.
Overall, Mathematica supports the MAC Scorecard initiative by providing subject matter, technical, and data visualization expertise to help CMS consider different ways of assessing federal and state accountability for Medicaid and CHIP, which together serve more than 75 million people.
What CMS says about the Scorecard
…[The] scorecard was created to increase public transparency about the programs’ administration and health care outcomes. States and CMS can use the scorecard to drive improvements in areas such as state and federal alignment, beneficiary health outcomes, and program administration. The scorecard aligns with the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to making coverage better.
Evidence & Insights From This Project
News
Latest Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard Strengthens Data-Driven Oversight and Transparency
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just released the 2025 Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Scorecard to strengthen oversight of these two programs and increase transparency about their administration and health outcomes across federal and state partners.
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