About Us

Our Mission

The Hilltop Institute* works with public and non-profit community-based agencies at the national, regional, and local levels to improve the health and social outcomes of vulnerable populations in a manner that maximizes the impact of available resources.

Hilltop accomplishes its mission by:

Analyzing federal and state health care policies to optimize access to services, quality of care, provider performance, and purchaser value
Setting Medicaid payment rates
Developing, implementing, and evaluating new delivery and financing models for acute care, behavioral health, home- and community-based long-term supports and services, and oral health
Designing and hosting state-of-the-art, interactive, web-based data management systems on Medicaid and other public health insurance programs in order to inform policy-making
Assessing the health needs, health status, and health resources of communities through primary data collection and analysis

Since its inception in 1994, Hilltop has maintained a successful, nationally recognized partnership with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to analyze state health policies, address issues, and develop solutions for the Maryland Medicaid program. Click here for the FY 2008 Annual Report of MOU Activities.

In addition, Hilltop performs a wide variety of health services research activities for other state and local agencies in Maryland, as well as other state, regional and local agencies; the federal government; and private foundations. Hilltop now also initiates its own research. The Hilltop Institute is based at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

For more information, contact:

Chuck Milligan, Executive Director, or
Michael Nolin, Deputy Director

* Formerly the Center for Health Program Development and Management.