Quality Measure Catalog (QMC) Survey Results

Overview

The Quality Measure Catalog is a voluntary survey administered by CHIA and the Health Policy Commission (HPC). It gathers information on which quality measures payers have included in their global budget-based contracts with health care providers that year. The survey helps track whether payers are following the Massachusetts Aligned Measure Set—a limited group of high-priority quality measures that have been recommended and updated each year since 2019 by the Quality Measure Alignment Taskforce (QMAT).

CHIA’s latest interactive dashboard, created in collaboration with the HPC, shows how the Aligned Measure Set has changed from 2023 through 2026 and how closely payers have followed it. The executive summary includes an overview of the measure alignment effort, survey results, and data collection methodology.

Report Materials (May 2026)
Executive Summary (PDF) Databook (Excel)

Key Findings

92%

adherence rate to the Aligned Measure Set in 2026

Overall adherence by survey respondents has increased from 65% in 2019, the first year the Aligned Measure Set was endorsed, in large part due to payers using fewer non-endorsed measures in their contracts.

13 percentage points

increase in Core Set adherence rate

The average adoption rate of Core Set measures across all payers was 87% in 2026, up from 74% the prior year. Among individual participating payers, the rate varied from 50% to 100%.

QMC Interactive Dashboard

Updated May 28, 2026

Additional Information

Health care quality measures help ensure that patients receive high-quality care, highlight areas that need improvement, and support accountability among payers and providers. Using the same measures across global budget-based contracts can also reduce administrative burden, especially for providers who work with multiple payers.

Legislation signed in 2025 (Chapter 343: An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process) requires CHIA to establish a measure set for mandatory adoption starting with contract year 2027, and the QMAT will sunset in 2026. The current results reflect voluntary use in global budget-based risk contracts.

Learn more about the Quality Measure Alignment Taskforce and its initiatives.

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