Medicaid Launches Quality Report Card

Medicaid is tallying how well the nation’s largest public health insurance program is working—and where it doesn’t measure up—in a new scorecard.

The scorecard looks at a broad swath of voluntarily reported quality outcome measures from immunizations to high blood pressure management, preventive dental services, prenatal care, well-child visits, and timeliness of care.

“This first release of a Medicaid scorecard is a huge step forward, but it’s just the first step,” CMS Administrator Seema Verma told reporters June 4.

Verma wouldn’t spell out details on how the agency plans to use the data. Instead, the Trump administration is pushing the ...