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Hilltop Presents Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Study at Maryland Transportation Conference

Cheryl Powell, senior research analyst at The Hilltop Institute, gave a presentation for the Transportation Association of Maryland’s 20th Annual Fall Conference, Reaching, Teaching, and Serving…Our 20 Year Journey, on October 20 and 21. In the presentation, entitled Maryland Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Study, Powell described the study—which evaluated the feasibility of creating a uniform statewide NEMT program in Maryland; any potential cost savings or potential for quality improvement; and the potential impact of the creation of such a program on local health departments—and discussed its findings. Hilltop conducted the study, which was mandated by House Bill 235, on behalf of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. To view the presentation, click here.

Hilltop Wins Contract to Map Rhode Island’s Long-Term Care Resources

The Hilltop Institute has won a contract from the New England States Consortium Systems Organization for Real Choices Long-Term Care Resource Mapping in the state of Rhode Island. Hilltop’s work will inform the state’s policy making by providing comprehensive information on Rhode Island’s current and projected population requiring publicly-financed long-term supports and services, the state’s institutional capacity, and the availability of community supports and services across the state. The project will also produce a tool for modeling the effects of various options for rebalancing state spending between institutional and home- and community-based services.

Hilltop Presents at National Home- and Community-Based Services Conference

The Hilltop Institute’s Director of Long-Term Supports and Services, Cynthia H. Woodcock, and Manager of Health Services Research, Al Adamson, presented a workshop on September 29, 2008, in Boston, at The Spirit of Independence: 24th National Home and Community Based Services Conference, convened by the National Association of State Units on Aging. In the workshop, entitled A Methodology for Projecting a State's Long-Term Care Costs, they discussed the methodology that Hilltop developed to project long-term care costs in Maryland for 2010, 2020, and 2030; discussed how other states could use that methodology to project future spending; and offered guidelines on how states could facilitate change in their long-term care systems. To view the presentation, click here. To view the full report, click here.