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05/01/2013	Health Reform Overview: Key Concepts
04/22/2013	Driving Health Equity through Public Policy: Hopsital Community Benefits
03/14/2013	New Jersey Care Partner Support Pilot Program: Findings
01/31/2013	Have Existing "Coordination/Integration" Efforts Yielded Medicaid Expenditure Savings?
12/18/2012	Use of Emergency Department (ED) Services for Non-Emergent Conditions among Adults with Disabilities
12/05/2012	Improving Care: State Legislative Role in Improving the Quality of Long-Term Services and Supports
11/15/2012	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Money Follows the Person (MFP) Metrics
11/15/2012	New Jersey Care Partner Support Pilot Program: Findings
11/14/2012	Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: An Examination of New Maryland Enrollees and Pathways to Coverage
11/01/2012	Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene FY 2012 Memorandum of Understanding Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments
11/01/2012	Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene FY 2012 Memorandum of Understanding Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments - Highlights
10/17/2012	Impact of Medicaid Expansion on a State's Economy: The Hilltop Health Care Reform Simulation Model
10/15/2012	Lessons from the Implementation of the Maryland Kids First Act
10/08/2012	Hospital Community Benefits after the ACA: Community Building and the Root Causes of Poor Health
10/08/2012	Hospital Community Benefits after the ACA: Schedule H and Hospital Community Benefit—Opportunities and Challenges for the States
09/13/2012	New Jersey Care Partner Support Pilot Program: Findings
08/30/2012	Coordination of Care for Persons with Substance Use Disorders under the Affordable Care Act: Opportunities and Challenges
07/01/2012	Maryland Health Care Reform Simulation Model Projections
07/01/2012	Maryland Health Care Reform Simulation Model: Detailed Analysis and Methodology
06/27/2012	All in This Together: Public Health and Community Benefit
06/24/2012	Building Research Collaboratiions with State Health Policymakers
06/21/2012	Community Benefit in Context: Evolution to ACA §9007
06/01/2012	Community Benefit in Context: Origins and Evolution - ACA Section 9007
05/30/2012	Model States' Supports Waivers
05/23/2012	Partnerships for Community Needs Assessment - Community Benefits & Health Department Accreditation
04/25/2012	Overview of Supports Waivers
04/16/2012	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2007 to FY 2010, Volume 1. A Chart Book.
03/30/2012	Evaluation of the HealthChoice Program
03/28/2012	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2007 to FY 2010, Volume 2, The Autism Waiver. A Chart Book.
03/12/2012	New Jersey Care Partner Support Pilot Program: Final Report
02/24/2012	Subgroups of Medicaid Clients with Substance Use Disorders
02/23/2012	Hospital Community Benefits after the ACA: Partnerships for Community Health Improvement
02/22/2012	New Medicare-Medcaid Enrollees in Maryland: Prior Medicare and Medicaid Resource Use
02/09/2012	New Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in Maryland: Demographic and Programmatic Characteristics
12/01/2011	Long-Term Services and Supports: Challenges and Opportunities for States in Difficult Budget Times
09/19/2011	Health Benefit Plan Contracting: A Background Paper Presentation
09/19/2011	Market Rules and Adverse Selection: A Background Paper Presentation
09/13/2011	The Evaluation of the New Jersey Care Partner Support Pilot Program: Preliminary Results
09/11/2011	Driving HCBS Innovation through Data and Metrics
09/07/2011	Navigators: A Background Paper Presentation
09/01/2011	Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene FY 2011 Memorandum of Understanding Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments
08/18/2011	Health Benefit Plan Contracting: A Background Paper
08/16/2011	Market Rules and Adverse Selection: A Background Paper
08/11/2011	Navigators: A Background Paper
07/18/2011	Pathways to Medicare-Medicaid Eligibility: A Literature Review
07/01/2011	The New Mexico State Human Services Department Memorandum of Understanding: Report of Activities for FY 2011
06/14/2011	Maryland's Kids First Act: The Use of Tax Forms to Identify Medicaid/CHIP-Eligible Children
06/14/2011	Rebalancing Long-Term Services and Supports: Progress to Date and a Research Agenda for the Future
06/14/2011	Rebalancing Long-Term Services and Supports: Progress to Date and a Research Agenda for the Future
06/12/2011	Evaluating Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico's SCI Program
06/12/2011	Using Propensity Score Matching Techniques to Establish Treatment/Control Groups to Assess Medicare/Medicaid Service Use
06/11/2011	Hospital Community Benefits After the ACA: Building on State Experience
05/01/2011	The Affordable Care Act: New Options for Providing Long-Term Services and Supports
04/28/2011	Hospital Community Benefits after the ACA: Building on State Experience
04/28/2011	Hospital Community Benefits after the ACA: Building on State Experience Summary
03/14/2011	Health Reform 2011: Where are we now?
02/23/2011	Innovations in Integrated Care: New Opportunities to Better Serve Dual Eligibles
02/23/2011	Medicaid Basics in an Era of Health Reform
01/26/2011	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Money Follows the Person Metrics. Summary. A Chart Book.
01/20/2011	Premium Rate Review of Private Health Insurers in Maryland and Opportunities for State Regulatory Coordination under Health Care Reform
01/04/2011	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Money Follows the Person Metrics. The Quality of Life Survey Responses. A Chart Book.
01/01/2011	Hospital Community Benefits after the ACA: The Emerging Federal Framework
01/01/2011	Hospital Community Benefits after the ACA: The Emerging Federal Framework Summary
01/01/2011	Overcoming Interagency Data-Sharing Barriers: Lessons from the Maryland Kids First Act
12/10/2010	Medicaid and Medicare Resource Use for Dual Eligibles in Maryland
12/09/2010	State Fiscal Implications of Federal Health Reform
12/07/2010	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Money Follows the Person Metrics. The Service Use and Costs of Transitioned Individuals. A Chart Book.
12/07/2010	Transforming Medicaid in an Era of Health Reform: State Efforts to Thrive while Hoping to Survive
12/03/2010	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Nursing Facilities, FY 2006 to FY 2009. A Chart Book.
12/03/2010	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: The Autism Waiver, FY 2006 to FY 2009. A Chart Book.
12/03/2010	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: The Living at Home Waiver, FY 2006 to FY 2009. A Chart Book.
12/03/2010	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: The Medical Day Care Services Waiver, FY 2006 to FY 2009. A Chart Book.
12/03/2010	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: The Older Adults Waiver, FY 2006 to FY 2009. A Chart Book.
12/01/2010	Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program: Lessons for Federal Reform
11/10/2010	Alternative and “Off-Label” Uses of Antipsychotic Medications in Medicaid
11/10/2010	Cervical Cancer Screening and Gynecologic Visit Rates for Medicaid Enrollees with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
11/10/2010	The Impact of Selected Demographic, Mental Health, and Geographic Measures on Discharge from Nursing Homes among Working-Age Adults in Maryland
11/09/2010	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Money Follows the Person Metrics. The Institutional Characteristics of Transitioned Individuals. A Chart Book.
11/01/2010	Participation in the New Mexico State Coverage Insurance (SCI) Program: Lessons from Enrollees
10/29/2010	Focus on Reform: Long-Term Services and Supports
10/22/2010	What Federal Health Care Reform Legislation Means to States
10/05/2010	Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Money Follows the Person Metrics. Institutional Utilization and Transitions. A Chart Book.
09/16/2010	Opportunities for Medicare/Medicaid Integration: Serving Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
09/01/2010	FY 2010 Memorandum of Understanding: Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments
07/26/2010	Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
06/28/2010	Balancing LTC: Can More HCBS Save Money While Improving Care? Dual Eligibles in Maryland.
06/18/2010	Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and the CLASS Act
06/07/2010	Dual Eligibles in Nursing Facilities and Other Long-Term Care Settings
06/07/2010	Focus on Reform: Medicaid Coverage Expansions
05/15/2010	Cross-Payer Effects on Medicare Resource Use: Lessons for Medicaid Administrators
04/22/2010	Rhode Island Real Choices Long-Term Services and Supports Resource Mapping Final Report
04/14/2010	Rhode Island Real Choices Long-Term Services and Supports Resource Mapping
04/14/2010	Rhode Island Rebalancing Model
04/09/2010	Discussion of Rate Methodology for Community-Based Services: Personal Care
03/11/2010	Maryland Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Fact Sheet
03/01/2010	Discussion of Rate Methodology for Community-Based Services: Medical Day Care and Assisted Living
02/24/2010	Maryland's Kids First Act: Using Tax Forms to Identify Medicaid/CHIP-Eligible Children
01/30/2010	Examining the Medicare Resource Use of Dually Eligible Medicaid Recipients
01/01/2010	Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program: Reimbursement Rates
01/01/2010	Small Business Participation in the New Mexico State Coverage Insurance Program: Evaluation Results
12/14/2009	Medicaid Long-Term Supports and Services in Maryland: Nursing Facilities. A Chart Book.
12/14/2009	Medicaid Long-Term Supports and Services in Maryland: The Autism Waiver. A Chart Book.
12/14/2009	Medicaid Long-Term Supports and Services in Maryland: The Living at Home Waiver. A Chart Book.
12/14/2009	Medicaid Long-Term Supports and Services in Maryland: The Older Adults Waiver. A Chart Book.
11/12/2009	Medicaid Rate Setting Methods for Community Services in Selected States
09/02/2009	Nursing Facility Payment Policy: Comparing Maryland to Other States
09/02/2009	Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs)
09/01/2009	FY 2009 Memorandum of Understanding: Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments
09/01/2009	Using Information from Income Tax Forms to Target Medicaid and CHIP Outreach: Preliminary Results of the Maryland Kids First Act
07/22/2009	Examining Rate Setting for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care
07/01/2009	Comprehensive Assessments in Home and Community-Based Services
05/14/2009	An Evaluation of the HealthChoice Program 2003-2007
02/20/2009	The New Mexico Salud! Program: Assessment of Access to Care and Quality of Care for Children with Asthma and Adults with Diabetes
01/18/2009	Academic Detailing: A Review of the Literature
01/01/2009	A Comparison of Managed Long-Term Care Programs
01/01/2009	House Bill 1391: Maryland's Kids First Act Potential Medicaid/MCHP Eligibility Determination Process Enhancements
12/19/2008	An Analysis of Medicaid Costs for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury While Residing in Maryland Nursing Facilities
09/29/2008	A Methodology for Projecting a State’s Long-Term Care Costs
09/26/2008	Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Study Report
09/05/2008	A Framework for State-Level Analysis of Duals: Interleaving Medicare and Medicaid Data
09/01/2008	FY 2008 Memorandum of Understanding: Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments
06/08/2008	A Framework for State-Level Analysis of Duals: Interleaving Medicare and Medicaid Data--Poster Presentation
02/04/2008	Options to Increase Access to Long-Term Care: Maryland House Bill 594 Final Report
02/01/2008	Coordinating Care for Dual Eligibles: Options for Linking State Medicaid Programs with Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans
02/01/2008	Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans for Dual Eligibles: A Primer
12/01/2007	Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Planning for 2010, 2020, and 2030
11/30/2007	Strengthening School-Based Health Centers in Maryland: A Study of Funding and Access Issues
11/01/2007	Marketing State Insurance Coverage Programs: Experiences from Four States
09/01/2007	FY 2007 Memorandum of Understanding: Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments
08/29/2007	Review of Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Literature for Methadone or Buprenorphine as a Treatment for Opiate Addiction
08/28/2007	An Evaluation of Whether Medical Savings are Associated with Expanding Opioid Maintenance Therapy for Heroin Addiction in Baltimore City
08/15/2007	Comparing Pre-Treatment to Post-Treatment Medicaid Utilization in Individuals Who Enter Methadone Therapy
07/03/2007	Opioid Exposure in Maryland Hospitals
07/01/2007	Improving Medicaid Policy Through State/University Research Partnerships
03/12/2007	Heroin Addiction Treatment Correlates in Maryland
03/01/2007	Efforts to Expand Coverage to the Uninsured: Program Design Challenges and Tradeoffs in Six States
02/01/2007	Evaluating the Impact of Managed Care on Service Use and Disparities in Care Among Children and Adolescents Receiving Medicaid
12/29/2006	Final Report and Recommendations: Medicaid Commission
11/16/2006	Chairman's Mark and Proposed Amendments
09/06/2006	Medicaid Reimbursement Policy
09/06/2006	Medicaid Systemwide Administration
09/01/2006	Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program: Reimbursement Rates
08/28/2006	FY 2006 Memorandum of Understanding: Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments
08/01/2006	Real Choice Systems Change Grants for Community Living: A Feasibility Study to Consider Respite Services for Children with Disabilities in Maryland
08/01/2006	Turning Medicaid Beneficiaries into Purchasers of Health Care: Critical Success Factors for Medicaid Consumer-Directed Health Purchasing, Executive Summary and Update
07/31/2006	A Survey of Functional Status to Support CommunityChoice Rate Setting and Program Assessments
05/17/2006	Who Are the Dual Eligibles?
04/21/2006	Community-Based Long-Term Care Services in Rhode Island: A Report Issued Pursuant to Joint Resolution 05-R 384 (2005)
03/14/2006	Long-Term Care: Overview and Summary of Reform Proposals
01/24/2006	Summary of Medicaid Reform Proposals: Eligibility Provisions
01/01/2006	Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing Workplace Survey 2005: Final Report
01/01/2006	Payments for Physician Services: An Analysis of Maryland Medicaid Reimbursement Rates
01/01/2006	Turning Medicaid Beneficiaries into Purchasers of Health Care: Critical Success Factors for Medicaid Consumer-Directed Health Purchasing
12/01/2005	New Mexico Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver Provider Rate Study
10/27/2005	Medicaid Program Administration--Financing, IT, and Fraud and Abuse
10/27/2005	Quality and Information Technology in Medicaid
10/26/2005	Medicaid Acute Care Delivery System
10/26/2005	Medicaid Eligible Populations
10/26/2005	Medicaid Long-Term Care Delivery System
09/09/2005	Maryland Department of Aging: Community-Based Services Needs Assessment for Service Period 2005-2012
09/01/2005	Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program-Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act
08/17/2005	Background on the Medicaid Program: Requirements/Restrictions
07/25/2005	The Maryland Current Population Survey Medicaid Undercount Study
07/01/2005	Health System Performance Measurement: New Zealand and Maryland
07/01/2005	Strengths and Needs Assessment of Carroll County, Maryland Residents 2004: Analysis of the Household Survey Results--Overall Community
05/01/2005	Child and Family Secondary Data Analysis
04/01/2005	EPSDT Inter-Rater Reliability Analysis 2004-2005
04/01/2005	Impact of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit on Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver Programs
04/01/2005	Michigan Medicaid: Relative Cost Effectiveness of Alternative Service Delivery Systems
03/10/2005	Strengths and Needs Assessment of Children and Families in Carroll County: Key Stakeholder Report
03/01/2005	Strategies for Assessing Health Plan Performance on Chronic Diseases: Selecting Performance Indicators and Applying Health-Based Risk Adjustment
01/01/2005	Money Follows the Person: Reducing Nursing Home Facility Utilization and Expenditures to Expand Home- and Community-Based Services
06/01/2004	Preferences for Receipt of Care Among Community-Dwelling Adults
05/01/2004	Analysis of the Maryland American Indian Health and HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment
04/01/2004	Maryland Children's Health Program: Assessment of the Impact of Premiums
02/09/2004	Changing Interagency Service Delivery Systems to Help Older Public Housing Residents Access Services to Assist Them to Age in Place (Service Access for Elders in Public Housing - SAEPH)
11/01/2003	Honesty As Good Policy: Evaluating Maryland's Medicaid Managed Care Program
11/01/2003	Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP) Premium Private Option: The Employer Sponsored Insurance Premium Assistance Program
06/27/2003	Attitudes, Beliefs, Behaviors: An Examination of Health Disparities in Hypertension and Diabetes Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Baltimore, Maryland. An Urban Health Documentary
03/01/2003	A Guide to Implementing a Health-Based Risk-Adjusted Payment System for Medicaid Managed Care
10/02/2002	Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP) Disenrollee Survey
10/01/2002	Compensation as a Function of Retention of Nurses: Retention Subcommittee Working Paper
10/01/2002	Report to the Governor from the Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council
05/01/2002	Nursing Workplace Survey 2001 Report
01/15/2002	HealthChoice Evaluation: Final Report and Recommendations
01/01/2002	A Primer on Collaborating with Medicaid Agencies and Using Medicaid Data in Efforts to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
10/01/2001	Working Paper: Nurses' Workplace Issues, Patient Safety, and the Quality of Patient Care
09/01/2001	The Maryland Study on Physician Experience with Managed Care
03/01/2001	Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Financial Planning
03/01/2001	Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Health Promotion
03/01/2001	Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Information Acquisition
03/01/2001	Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Long-Term Care Insurance
03/01/2001	Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Technical Appendix
01/01/2001	Comorbidity-Based Payment Methodology for Medicaid Enrollees with HIV/AIDS
01/01/2001	Report in Response to Legislative Request to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to Study the Cost of Providing Access to Managed Care for Medicare+Choice-Eligibles in Maryland
12/18/2000	Determining Medicaid Nursing Facility Level of Care Eligibility in Maryland