CMS has released the “2015 National Impact Assessment of Quality Measures Report,” which examines the effectiveness of quality measures used in CMS hospital, ambulatory, and post-acute quality programs. The report found that 95% of 119 publicly reported measure rates across seven quality reporting programs showed improvement from 2006 to 2012, with process measures most likely to be high performing. There were also achievements in reducing disparities in measure rates based on race and ethnicity. According to the report, CMS programs and measures reach a wide range of patients with high-impact medical conditions, although measures are not evenly distributed across CMS reporting programs. The report also considers measure alignment with other programs, impact beyond Medicare, measure exclusions, and other performance metrics. Numerous action items are suggested to guide future measure design and development.