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Statewide Quality Advisory Committee (SQAC)

Overview

Upcoming SQAC MeetingS

  • Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (EST)

SQAC Members

Ex-Officio Members

  • David Seltz, Health Policy Commission
    (co-chair)
  • Michael Caljouw, Division of Insurance
    (co-chair)
  • Beth Lucas, Department of Mental Health
  • Kate Fillo, Department of Public Health
  • Linda Shaughnessy, MassHealth
  • Whitney Moyer, Executive Office of Aging and Independence
  • Lauren Makishima, Group Insurance Commission
  • Barbara Fain, Betsy Lehman Center
  • Andrew Jackmauh, Center for Health Information and Analysis

 

Gubernatorial Appointments

  • Pat Noga, MA Health and Hospital Association
  • Kristen Ells, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
  • Barbara Spivak, Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Assn.
  • Silda Melo, American Nurses Association, MA
  • Elisabeth Daley, Service Employees International Union
  • Dan Mullin, Center for Integrated Primary Care
  • Ahmad Al-Musa, Aspire Health Alliance
  • Mark Friedberg, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
  • Renee Altman-Nefussy, Point32Health
  • Mark Mandell, Revere Medical
  • Dennis Heaphy, Disability Policy Consortium

The Statewide Quality Advisory Committee (SQAC) is co-chaired by the executive director of the Health Policy Commission (HPC) and the Commissioner of the Division of Insurance (DOI). The SQAC was created by MGL Chapter 12C, as enacted through Chapter 343 of the Acts of 2024.


The purpose of the SQAC  is to make recommendations for the Standard Quality Measure Set (SQMS) to:

  • Ensure consistency in the use of quality and safety measures in contracts between payers, including the commonwealth and carriers, and health care providers in the commonwealth;

  • Ensure consistency in methods for the assignment of tiers to providers in the design of any health plan;

  • Improve quality and safety of care;

  • Improve transparency for consumers and employers;

  • Improve health system monitoring and oversight by relevant state agencies;

  • Reduce administrative burden.



SQAC Meetings

Meetings will be live streamed on CHIA’s YouTube channel. The SQAC and any associated work groups are subject to public meeting law – scheduled meetings, agendas, and links to join as a member of the public will be posted to this website when available.

  • Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (EST)
    • Agenda 
    • Meeting Presentation (available shortly)



Standard Quality Measure Set (SQMS)

The SQAC advises CHIA on the creation of the Standard Quality Measure Set (SQMS), which is updated in each even year. The SQMS is expected to be finalized by June 2026.


Check CHIA's SQMS web page to view the complete set when available.


Statewide Quality Advisory Committee Archive