Foreword

*From the Center for Quality Measurement and Improvement, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland. †From the Health and Social Policy Division, Research Triangle Institute, Washington, DC. The presentations contained in this Foreword are those of the authors and may not reflect the official policy or position of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the Public Health Service, or the Department of Health and Human Services. Address correspondence: Christine Crofton, PhD, Center for Quality Measurement and Improvement, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2101 E. Jefferson Street, Room 501, Rockville, MD, 20852-4908. E-mail: email protected. The Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Study (CAHPS™) is funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) through cooperative agreements with Harvard Medical School, RAND, and the Research Triangle Institute. The Health Care Financing Administration and AHCPR are jointly supporting the CAHPS™ Medicare questionnaire development. User support is provided through a contract with Westat. For more information, call the AHCPR clearinghouse at (800) 358-9295.