Reports and Publications 

2021​

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• Home- and Community-Based Waiver Services Expansion
  
• Report on Collaborative Care Pilot Update​
  
• Report on FY21 Nursing Home Quality Assessment​
  
• Report on CY20 MCO Risk Corridor Settlement Process
  
• Quarterly Status Reports on ASO Functionality: July 2021, October 2021​
  
• Report on Opportunities from Removing the IMD Designation from Certain Maryland Hospitals
  
• Report on Progress on Implementing Medicaid Claims for School-Based Services​​
• Report on​ the Use of the Enhanced Match (FMAP) for Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
• Report on the Effect on Medicaid Program Expenditures of Reimbursing Telehealth Services from Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners who Provide ACT/MTS
  
• Report on the Autism Waiver
  
• Report on Coordination Efforts Among Agencies Administering Public Benefits (Including Medicaid)​​​

Legislative Reports

• 2021 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health-General Article, Section 13-2504(b) and HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009; Maryland Medicaid Dental Chartbook (CY 2015-CY 2019)​​​
  
• Report on the Steps Taken to Bring the Rates for Personal Care Aides in Line with the Cost of Delivering Services, SB 384/HB 652 (Chapters 776 and 775 of the Acts of 2021)​
  
• Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program Annual Report - Program Year 2020, HB 489 (Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2016) and Health - General, Section 15-1005(a)
  

2020

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• Report on FY20 Nursing Home Quality Assessment​
  
• ​​Report on Reimbursement to Cover the Costs Associated with Enteral Nutrition
  
• Quarterly Reports on Community First Choice Financial Data: June 2020, October 2020, January 2021, April 2021
  
• Report on Substance Use Residential Treatment Limitations in the Medicaid Program
  
• Report on Potential Quality and Performance Measures for the Public Behavioral Health System
  
• Longitudinal Cost-Benefit Analysis of Expanding Home- and Community-Based Waiver Services
  
• Report on Causes of the Increase in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program Expenditures and Utilization
  
• Report on Impact of Removal of Fibrosis Restrictions Access to Hepatitis C Therapies, Treatment Adherence and Cost in the HealthChoice Program​​
  
• Report on Optum Administrative Services Organization (ASO) Transition
• Report on Emergency Room Visits, Hospital Stays and Out-of-State Placements for Youth with Psychiatric and Medical Conditions
• Report on Updated Timeline for Implementation of Medicaid Business Process and Organization Structure Changes
• Medicaid Claims for School-Based Health Services
• Report on Impact of Health Services Cost Review Commission-Led Programs on Medicaid Dual-Eligibles
  
• Report on Delivery of Medicaid Dental Services
• Report on Baltimore City Capitation Project for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness and the Potential for Expansion of the Project​​
  

Legislative Reports

• 2020 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health General Article, Section 13-2504(b) and HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009)
  
• ​2020 Annual Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children’s Health Program – Provider Reimbursement Rates, Section 13- 2504(b) and HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009)​
  
• ​Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program Annual Report - Program Year 2019, HB 489 (Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2016) and Health - General, Section 15-1005(a)​
  

2019

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• Report on Baltimore City Capitation Project
• Report on Prescription Drug Assistance Program
• Implementation of a Duals ACO
• Report on Nursing Home Quality Program
• Home and Community Based Services Provider Rates
• Managed Care Rating-Setting Outlier Adjustment
• Report on Incorporating Variable Profit Margins into the Managed Care Rate-Setting System for the CY21 Rate-Setting Cycle
• Report on Corrections Presumptive Eligibility
• Report on Linking Medicaid Recipients to Voluntary Workforce Training Opportunities
• Report on Maryland Medicaid's Non-Emergency Transportation (NEMT) Grant Program

Legislative Reports

2018

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• Broad-based Plan to Address Hepatitis C in Maryland
• Report on the Impact of Data Matching and Return Mail Measures
• Report on the Medicaid Program Business Process Consulting Diagnostic Services and Roadmap for Change
• Report on the Efficacy of an Alternative Pain Management Program
• Report on Reimbursement Rates Used by Pharmaceutical Benefits Managers Within HealthChoice

Legislative Reports

• 2018 Report of the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, SB 571 (Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2017)
• 2018 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health-General Article, Section 13-2504(b) and HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009)
• Task Force Report on Access to Home Health Care for Children and Adults with Medicaid Disabilities, HB 1696 (Chapter 798 of the Acts of 2018)
• Report on Rare and Expensive Care Management Reimbursement Rates for Home- and Community-Based Care and the Costs Associated with Providing Service and Care Under Other Home- and Community-Based Programs, HB 1696 (Chapter 798 of the Acts of 2018)
• Report on the Status of the Waiver Application to Implement a Pilot Program to Provide Limited Dental Coverage to Adult Medicaid Populations, SB 284 (Chapter 621 of the Acts of 2018)
• Workgroup Report on Ensuring Family Planning Participants Have Access to Contraceptives, SB 774/HB 994 (Chapters 465 and 464 of the Acts of 2018)
• Information Regarding Home- and Community-Based Options Waiver, HB 1064 - Maryland Medicaid Assistance Program - Home- and Community-Based Waiver Services - Prohibition on Denial and HB 1618 - Community-Based Services Waivers and State Disabilities Plan - Alterations (Maryland Disabilities Act)
• Report on the State's Progress in Determining the Eligibility of Applicants for Long-Term Care Services Under the Medical Assistance Program Within 30 Days, HB 1181 (Chapter 303 of the Acts of 2016)
• Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program Annual Report - Program Year 2017, HB 489 (Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2016) and Health - General, Section 15-1005(a)
• Report on Medicaid-Specific Cost-Savings Targets, SB 187 (Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2018)

Other Reports

• Medicaid Treatment and Service Fees for Substance Use Disorder: CY 2012 to 2016 (Abridged) (Chartbook)
• Comparison of Maryland’s and Neighboring States’ Medicaid Fees to Medicare Fees (Chartbook)
• Health Home Evaluation Report: CY 2013-2016

2017

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• Report on Managed Care Rate-Setting
• Report on Efforts to Reduce Lead Poisoning and the Incidence of Asthma in Children Enrolled in Medicaid
• Report on Criteria Used for Individuals to be Eligible for New Therapies Used for Hepatitis C Treatment
• Report on the Adequacy of Substance Use Disorder Medicaid Treatment Rates
• Report on the Approach for the Integration of Behavioral and Somatic Services and Report on Collaborative Care Revisited
• Interim Report on Nursing Facilities Discharge Planning and Assistance in Obtaining Financial Eligibility for Medicaid Reimbursement
• Report on Connecting Individuals Who Are Transitioning from the Criminal Justice System to Health Care

Legislative Reports

• Report on the State's Progress in Determining the Eligibility of Applicants for Long-Term Care Services under the Medical Assistance Program within 30 Days, HB 1181 (Chapter 303 of the Acts of 2016)
• 2017 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health-General Article, Section 13-2504(b) and HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009); Supplemental Dental Chartbook
• 2017 Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program - Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act, HB 70 - DHMH - Commissions, Programs and Reports - Revision (Ch. 656 of the Acts of 2009), and Health - General, Section 15-103.5 and Insurance Article, Section 19-807 (d)(2)
• 2017 Report on the State's Progress in Determining the Eligibility of Applicants for Long-Term Care Services Under the Medical Assistance Program Within 30 Days, HB 1181 (Chapter 303 of the Acts of 2016)
• Financial Impact of Emergency Department Visits by Adults for Dental Conditions in Maryland, SB 169 (Chapter 721 of the Acts of 2017)
• 2017 Nursing Home Quality Assessment Implementation Annual Report, Health - General, Section 19-310.1(f)
• Report of the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, SB 571/HB 909 (Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2017)
• Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program Annual Report - Program Year 2016, HB 489 (Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2016) and Health - General, Section 15-1005(a)
• Progress Report on Telehealth - Maryland Medicaid Program Activities, SB 570/HB 658 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Telehealth - Requirements - Requested Report

Other Reports

• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2011 to FY 2014, Volume 1, The Autism Waiver (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2011 to FY 2014, Volume 2, The Brain Injury Waiver (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland FY 2011 to FY 2014, Volume 3, The Model Waiver (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2012 to FY 2016, Volume 1, The Autism Waiver (Abridged) (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2012 to FY 2016, Volume 2, The Brain Injury Waiver (Abridged) (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2012 to FY 2016, Volume 3, Medical Day Care Waiver (Abridged) (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2012 to FY 2016, Volume 4, The Model Waiver (Abridged) (Chartbook)
• 2016 Health Home Evaluation Report

2016

Joint Chairmen's Reports 

• Report on Collaborative Care Initiative
• Report on Lead Screening of Children in Medicaid
• Report on Impact of Federal Managed Care Organization (MCO) Regulatory Changes on HealthChoice
• Report on Impact of Substance Use Disorder Services on the HealthChoice Program
• Independent Review on the Organization of Eligibility Entry Points for Health and Social Services

Legislative Reports

• 2016 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health - General Article, Section 13-2504(b) and HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009)
• 2016 Report on Implementation of Nursing Home Quality Assessment, Health - General Section 19-310.1.(f), SB 101 (Chapter 503 of the Acts of 2007), as amended by HB 67 (Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2015)
• 2016 Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program - Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act, HB 70 - DHMH - Commissions, Program and Reports - Revision (Ch. 656 of the Acts of 2009), and Health - General, Section 15-103.5 and Insurance Article, Section 19-807 (d)(2)
• Report on Telehealth Policies of Medicaid Programs in Other States and Planned Enhancements for Maryland Medicaid Assistance, SB 242/HB 886 (Chapter 366/367 of the Acts of 2016)

Other Reports

• Maryland Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries: CY 2010 to CY 2012 (Chartbook)
• Characteristics of Maryland Full-Benefit Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries with Three or More Inpatient Stays
• Maryland Full-Benefit Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries’ Use of Medicare and Medicaid Services Preceding and Following a Medicare Inpatient Stay
• An Analysis of Selected Mental Health Conditions among Maryland Full-Benefit Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries

2015 

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• Report on Community First Choice Program and Community Options Waiver
• Report on Patient Outcomes for Participants in Health Homes
• Report on Specialty Behavioral Health Information-Sharing
• Report on Use of a Certain Procurement Provision
• Utilization and Expenditures on Behavioral Health Services by Medicaid Eligibility Category
• Utilization and Expenditures on Behavioral Health Services by Medicaid Eligibility - Substance-Related Disorder Services Data

Legislative Reports

• 2015 Report on Implementation of Quality Assessment on Nursing Facilities, Health - General Article, Section 19-310.1(f), SB 101 (Chapter 503 of the Acts of 2007), as amended by HB 67 (Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2015)
• 2015 Legislative Report on the Jurisdiction of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Board of Review, HB 1456 (Chapter 457 of the Acts of 2014)
• Report on DHMH's Plan to Ensure That Medical Assistance Program Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care Organizations Have Reasonable Access to Pharmacy Services, HB 1290 (Chapter 309 of the Acts of 2015)
• 2015 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health - General Article, Section 13-2504(b) and HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009)
• 2015 Report on Home- and Community-Based Long-Term Care Services, Health - General Section 15-135(g), SB 620/HB 946 (Chapters 426 and 427 of the Acts of 2004)
• 2015 Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program - Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act, HB 70 - DHMH - Commissions, Program and Reports - Revision (Ch. 656 of the Acts of 2009), Previously SB 481 - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Reimbursement Rates (Chapter 464 of the Acts of 2002) and HB 627 - Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005 (Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2005), and Health - General, Section 15-103.5
• Workgroup on Workforce Development for Community Health Workers, HB 856/SB 592 (Chapters 181 and 259 of the Acts of 2014)
• Workgroup on Health Program Integrity and Recovery Activities, HB 1101
• Long-Term Care Partnership Program 2015 Annual Report, Health - General Article, Section 15-407(3)

Other Reports

• Medicaid Long -Term Services and Supports in Maryland FY 2010 to FY 2013 Volume 1 (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland FY 2010 to FY 2013 Volume 2 The Autism Waiver (Chartbook)

2014

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• Report on Independent Review Organization
• Report on Value-Based Purchasing Program
• Waiver Services to Cover Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Legislative Reports

• 2014 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health - General Article, Section 13-2504(b), HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009)
• Report on the Status of Independent Home Care Providers Participating in Waiver Programs, HB 171 (Chapter 171 of the Acts of 2011)
• Medicaid Savings Calculation, SB 172/HB 162 (Chapter 464 of the Acts of 2014)
• 2014 Report on Home- and Community-Based Long-Term Care Services, Health - General Article Section 15-135(g), SB 620/HB 946 (Chapters 426 and 427 of the Acts of 2004)
• 2014 Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program - Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act, HB 70 - DHMH - Commissions, Program and Reports - Revision (Ch. 656 of the Acts of 2009), Previously SB 481 - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Reimbursement Rates (Chapter 464 of the Acts of 2002) and HB 627 - Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005 (Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2005), and Health - General, Section 15-103.5

Other Reports

• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2009 to FY 2012, Volume 1 (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2009 to FY 2012, Volume 2, The Autism Waiver (Chartbook)

2013

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• ​​Report on Funding for HealthChoice Rural Access to Care​
• Status of Chronic Health Homes State Plan Amendment
• Report on Pediatric Restorative Dental Surgery and Analysis of Rates for Anesthesia Services
• Report on Behavioral Health Integration 

Legislative Reports

• 2013 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health - General Article, Section 13-2504(b), HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009)
• 2013 Report on the Status of Independent Home Care Providers Participating in Waiver Programs, HB 171 (Chapter 171 of the Acts of 2011)​
• 2013 Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program - Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act, HB 70 - DHMH - Commissions, Program and Reports - Revision (Ch. 656 of the Acts of 2009), Previously SB 481 - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Reimbursement Rates (Chapter 464 of the Acts of 2002) and HB 627 - Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005 (Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2005), and Health - General, Section 15-103.5

Other Reports

• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2008 to FY 2011, Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: FY 2008 to FY 2011, Volume 2. The Autism Waiver (Chartbook)

2012

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• Report on Implementation of Certain Fiscal 2013 Cost Containment Proposals for the Medical Assistance Program
• Report on Funding for HealthChoice Rural Access to Care
• Report on Basic Health Plan
• Medicare Waiver and Approved Hospital Financial Targets
• Report on Utilization of Psychotropic Medications
• Report on Recommendations for Continuity of Care
• Report on Value of Tax-Exempt Status of Non-Profit Nursing Homes Relative to Community Benefits Provided

Legislative Reports

• 2012 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health-General Article, Sections 13-2504(b) and 13-2506, HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009)
• Report on the Status of Independent Home Care Providers Participating in Waiver Programs, HB 171 (Chapter 171 of the Acts of 2011)
• Report on Generic Drug Reimbursement Program, HB 1004
• Report on Telemedicine Policies and Fiscal Impact of Maryland Medical Assistance Coverage of Telemedicine, SB 781/HB 1149 (Chapters 579/580 of the Acts of 2012)
• 2012 Report on Money Follows the Person Grant, Health - General Article, Section 15-144, SB 302/HB 325 (Chapters 542/543 of the Acts of 2007)
• 2012 Report on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program - Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act, HB 70 - DHMH - Commissions, Programs and Reports - Revision (Ch. 656 of the Acts of 2009), Previously SB 481 - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Reimbursement Rates (Chapter 464 of the Acts of 2002) and HB 627 - Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005 (Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2005), and Health - General, Section 15-103.5
• 2012 Annual Report on Implementation of Nursing Home Quality Assessment, Health - General Article, Sections 19-310.1(f), SB 101 (Chapter 503 of the Acts of 2007)
  

2011

Joint Chairmen's Reports

• Signed Copy of Memorandum of Understanding between DHMH and DHR
• Monthly Long-Term Care Eligibility Report (June 2011)
• Monthly Long-Term Care Eligibility Report (July 2011)
• Monthly Long-Term Care Eligibility Report (August 2011)
• Monthly Long-Term Care Eligibility Report (September 2011)
• Independent Report on Medicaid Program Integrity Improvements
• Report on Addiction Treatment Spending for Individuals in the Primary Adult Care Program
• Updated Report on Addiction Treatment Spending for Individuals in the Primary Adult Care Program​

Legislative Reports

• 2011 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report, Health - General Article, Sections 13-2504(b) and 13-2506, HB 70 (Chapter 656 of the Acts of 2009)​
• Report on the Status of Independent Home Care Providers Participating in Waiver Programs, HB 171 (Chapter 171 of the Acts of 2011)
• Report on the Status of the Maryland MedBank Program, Health - General Article, Section 15-124.2(i), HB 1004 (Chapter 636 of the Acts of 2007)​
• 2011 Report on Money Follows the Person Grant, Health - General Article, Section 15-144, SB 302/HB 325 (Chapters 542 and 543 of the Acts of 2007)

Other Reports

• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Money Follows the Person Metrics. Summary (Chartbook)
• Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in Maryland: Money Follows the Person Metrics. The Quality of Life Survey Responses (Chartbook)

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