Advancing Quality and Efficiency through Delivery System Reform

Medicaid currently serves over 65 million individuals and in 2014 will cover up to one quarter of all Americans. CHCS is working to improve health care quality for Medicaid beneficiaries through innovative care delivery and payment reforms that better align incentives at the provider and systems levels.

Current projects include:

Technical Assistance for the State Innovation Model (SIM)

CHCS is partnering with NORC at the University of Chicago to serve as the State Innovation Model Resource Support Contractor for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.

Improving the Use of Psychotropic Medication among Children and Youth in Foster Care: A Quality Improvement Collaborative

Six states are participating in this CHCS collaborative to improve the prescribing, monitoring, and oversight of psychotropic medications among children and youth in foster care.

Technical Assistance for Aligning Forces for Quality

CHCS is providing technical assistance to engage Medicaid stakeholders in Aligning Forces for Quality regional collaboratives.

Medicaid and CHIP Learning Collaboratives

CHCS is providing technical assistance through the Medicaid and CHIP Learning Collaboratives, which were established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help states and their federal partners work together to achieve high-performing state health coverage programs.

Advancing Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations: A Learning Collaborative

Through this collaboratative, CHCS is working with seven state Medicaid agencies to accelerate ACO program design and implementation.

Care at Birth and Beyond: Analysis of High-Volume Medicaid Obstetric and Pediatric Practices

Through this project, CHCS is working to inform future state efforts in health care system redesign and practice-site interventions to improve health quality and reduce disparities in care for Medicaid/CHIP beneficiaries.