States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD)

• Acute Hospital Utilization (AHU)**
• Adult Immunization Status (AIS)
• Breast Cancer Screening (BCS)
• Colorectal Cancer Screening (COL)
• Controlling High Blood Pressure (CBP)
• Emergency Department Utilization (EDU)**
• Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Substance Use (FUA)
• Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness (FUH)
• Glycemic Status Assessment for Patients With Diabetes (GSD)
• Plan All Cause Readmissions (PCR)
• Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder (POD)
• Prenatal and Postpartum Care (PPC)

*Measure specifications currently posted reflect the most up-to-date versions of the measures. Specifications for Model Year 2026 will be released when available.

**This is a risk-adjusted utilization measure that compares observed to expected rates. The exact risk weights that will be used for this measure in this Innovation Center model will be determined at a date closer to implementation. Therefore, NCQA is providing access to the specifications without the risk weights needed for calculating expected values.