Marylan​d Chronic Health Homes

Health Homes for individuals with chronic conditions augments the State's broader efforts to integrate somatic and behavioral health services.  The program targets populations with behavioral health needs who are at high risk for additional chronic conditions, including those with serious persistent mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and opioid substance use disorders.  Health Homes offer participants enhanced care coordination services from  providers with whom they regularly receive care, including psychiatric rehabilitation programs, mobile treatment service providers, and opioid treatment programs.  This is a community-based approach, not a residential program.  Health Homes are designed to enhance person-centered care, empowering participants to manage and prevent chronic conditions in order to improve health outcomes, while reducing avoidable hos​​pital encounters.  Health Homes provide six core services, as follows:

To learn more about Maryland's Health Homes, please review the program's one-pager summary​. the Maryland Health Home ​Reg​ul​ations​, and the Maryland Health Home S​ta​te Plan Amendment​, and other resources.

• NEW COVID-19 Baseline Health Measure Guidance (updated May, 2020)
  
• Active Health Home Provider List​ (updated October 2023)
• Health Home Provid​er Information​
  
• Health Home Program Evaluation and Outcomes
  
• Health Home ​​Policy Updates​
  

Background Materials

The following materials and links offer additional information regarding the Health Homes program.

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health Homes Page​
  
• Health Home Initiative Q and A (Jan 2013)