Survey Instruments and Specifications
MA & PDP CAHPS Current and Historic Survey Versions
Versions of the current and historic MA & PDP CAHPS Surveys are available going back to 2011.
Current Data Collection Materials (2024)
2023 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2022 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2021 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2020 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2019 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2018 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2017 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2016 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2015 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2014 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2013 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2012 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2011 Survey Instruments and Specifications
2022 Cognitive Interviews Conducted with Puerto Rico Enrollees
In late summer 2022, CMS conducted one-on-one cognitive interviews by phone with enrollees residing in Puerto Rico. The interviews focused on enrollee experience, interpretation of, and response to a subset of items on access, communication, and care coordination, plus new survey items on telehealth, appointment start time, test results, communication, and perceived unfair treatment. A PDF document containing a summary of the cognitive interview findings can be found here.
2017 Enrollee Focus Groups Conducted in Puerto Rico
In July 2017, CMS conducted focus groups with Medicare enrollees residing in Puerto Rico on access to care (appointment setting, access to urgent care) and wait time after arriving for an appointment. A PDF document containing a summary of the focus group findings can be found here.
Psychometric Performance of Medicare CAHPS Survey Items
A document containing a list of Medicare CAHPS survey items that have poor psychometric performance for contract-level measurement can be found here. We recommend employing caution in using these items for contract-level measurement and other research purposes.
This page was last modified on 10/24/2023