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12.15.2025 Gender and Risk Adjusted Utilization Measures In HEDIS MY 2026, administrative gender codes for male and female were added to the initial population of the risk adjusted utilization measures. Are unknown or nonbinary genders reported in these measures? Is this a new criterion?

Members with an unknown or nonbinary gender do not qualify for the risk adjusted utilization measures (PCR, HFS, HFC, HFG, HFO, HFU, AHU, EDU, HPC, EDH) because these measures require a gender to assign age/gender weights. These members should be removed from the measures.

This is not a change; measure models have always included male and female weights. The use of the administrative gender codes for MY 2026 clarify which members are included in the initial population.

This applies to the following Programs and Years:
HEDIS MY 2026