On behalf of the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) conducted a study of funding and access issues that have an impact on the financial viability and continued growth of Maryland’s school-based health centers (SBHCs). The legislation establishing the Commission—the Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005—required that the study be carried out. The study examined SBHC financing, assessed barriers to reimbursement, and recommended directions the Commission might pursue to expand access to SBHCs, promote increased reimbursement, and further develop the infrastructure and stabilize the financing of SBHCs.

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This issue brief examines marketing and enrollment strategies in four states that have implemented coverage initiatives. It attempts to draw some conclusions on “best practices.” The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) conducted telephone interviews with state officials and health insurance agents and brokers from

Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma to elicit information about the relative success of

various marketing strategies.

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This report describes the services The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) provided to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) under the Memorandum of Understanding between Hilltop and DHMH. In fiscal year 2007, Hilltop’s interdisciplinary staff provided a wide range of services, including: Medicaid program development and policy analysis; HealthChoice program support, evaluation, and monitoring; behavioral health and dental care analyses; research and analysis related to long-term supports and services; provider fee analyses; managed care payment development and financial monitoring; and data warehousing and website development.

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This report, commissioned by the California HealthCare Foundation, surveyed six state/university health policy research partnerships to learn how they are organized and operate, how well they are working, what issues they have faced in developing and sustaining their collaborations, and how they have addressed those issues. One of the research partnerships studied is that which is maintained by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene with The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) at UMBC, initiated in 1994.

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This study, conducted for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), examines the practical experiences of a group of six states–Arizona, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, and Utah–that have implemented affordable private and public coverage insurance products for workers with low income. The analysis documents the design elements that are important for establishing a workable program.

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This policy brief, based on research conducted by Dr. Todd Eberly for his dissertation, examines whether a transition from fee-for-service to a managed care Medicaid program improved access to preventive well care services, and whether there were differential effects on service use for racial and ethnic minority youth.

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The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) provided strategic and analytical support to the Federal Medicaid Commission during its deliberations in 2005-2006 and assisted with preparation of the Commission’s final report, released on December 29, 2006.

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Chuck Milligan delivered this presentation to the federal Medicaid Commission in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 2006, as part of the discussion of the Commission’s final report and recommendations.

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This report, prepared for the Maryland legislature, discusses the progress of updating reimbursement rates for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children’s Health Program. Preparation of such a report is required annually by SB 481 of the 2002 legislative session.

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This report describes the services The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) provided to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) under the Memorandum of Understanding between Hilltop and DHMH. In fiscal year 2006, Hilltop’s interdisciplinary staff provided a wide range of services, including: Medicaid program development and policy analysis; HealthChoice program support, evaluation, and monitoring; development of CommunityChoice, Maryland’s managed long-term care program; other research and analysis related to long-term supports and services; managed care payment development and financial monitoring; and data warehousing and website development.

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