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CHA has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to a request for information on health plan quality management in health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. In its comment letter, CHA notes California hospitals’ extensive experience in quality reporting programs at both the state and federal level. CHA also offers HHS several guiding principles to consider as the agency begins the rulemaking process to measure quality in the exchanges.
These principles include allowing broad stakeholder engagement and transparency, defining the unit of analysis for measurement, minimizing administrative burden by aligning measures across programs, and requiring that measures be endorsed by the National Quality Forum. For more information, see attached comment letter.