Browsing A. All Hilltop Institute (UMBC) Works by Issue Date
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Determining Medicaid Nursing Facility Level of Care Eligibility in Maryland
(Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2000-12-18)Each state designs and implements its medical eligibility criteria and processes for nursing facility services based on the state’s interpretation of federal law and regulation. This report examines Maryland’s system for ... -
Comorbidity-Based Payment Methodology for Medicaid Enrollees with HIV/AIDS
(2001)Managed care organizations (MCOs) may be incurring financial losses from persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (PWHA). This study developed a statistical model to ... -
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 Maryland Senate Bill 855, Section 3, 2000 Legislative Session
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Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Technical Appendix
(Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2001-03)This telephone survey of 1,500 non-institutionalized Maryland residents between the ages of 40 and 70 queried respondents about financial planning for retirement, health-related behaviors, access to sources of information ... -
Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Long-Term Care Insurance
(Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2001-03)This telephone survey of 1,500 non-institutionalized Maryland residents between the ages of 40 and 70 queried respondents about financial planning for retirement, health-related behaviors, access to sources of information ... -
Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Financial Planning
(Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2001-03)This telephone survey of 1,500 non-institutionalized Maryland residents between the ages of 40 and 70 queried respondents about financial planning for retirement, health-related behaviors, access to sources of information ... -
Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Health Promotion
(Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2001-03)This telephone survey of 1,500 non-institutionalized Maryland residents between the ages of 40 and 70 queried respondents about financial planning for retirement, health-related behaviors, access to sources of information ... -
Individual Long-Term Care Planning in Maryland Survey Monographs: Information Acquisition
(Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2001-03)This telephone survey of 1,500 non-institutionalized Maryland residents between the ages of 40 and 70 queried respondents about financial planning for retirement, health-related behaviors, access to sources of information ... -
The Maryland Study on Physician Experience with Managed Care
(Maryland General Assembly, 2001-09)This survey of 1,500 Maryland physicians, mandated by the Maryland General Assembly, examined the experience of physicians in the managed care environment and particularly the experience of minority physicians. Physicians ... -
Working Paper: Nurses’ Workplace Issues, Patient Safety, and the Quality of Patient Care
(Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing Workplace Issues Subcommittee, 2001-10)This working paper on nurses’ workplace issues, prepared by The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) for the Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, reviews the ... -
A Primer on Collaborating with Medicaid Agencies and Using Medicaid Data in Efforts to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
(Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Public Health Foundation, 2002-01)The success of federal and state efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities is very much dependent on the involvement of Medicaid programs and the availability of quality Medicaid data. This primer is intended ... -
HealthChoice Evaluation: Final Report and Recommendations
(The Hilltop Institute, 2002-01-15)This evaluation of the Maryland HealthChoice program, which began in 1997, assesses the program’s success relative to its original goals and stakeholders’ expectations. The study uses a mix of quantitative data (e.g., ... -
Maryland Commission on the Crisis in Nursing Maryland Board of Nursing Workplace Issues Subcommittee
(Maryland Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, Maryland Board of Nursing Workplace Issues Subcommittee, 2002-05)Conducted by The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) for the Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, this survey queried more than 1,500 Maryland nurses about ... -
Report to the Governor from the Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council
(Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council, 2002-10)Established by the Maryland General Assembly and the Governor, the Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council listens to the concerns of caregivers and facilitates the development of new resources and programs that ... -
Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP) Disenrollee Survey
(Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2002-10)During fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 40,000 children were disenrolled from the Maryland Children’s Health Program. This occurred at a time when states were actively working to increase enrollment in SCHIP programs. This ... -
Compensation as a Function of Retention of Nurses: Retention Subcommittee Working Paper
(Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2002-10)This 2002 survey queried Maryland nurses about workplace issues and highlighted the importance of compensation packages in recruiting and retaining nurses. The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development ... -
A Guide to Implementing a Health-Based Risk-Adjusted Payment System for Medicaid Managed Care Programs
(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2003-03)This manual, prepared by The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) under contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), provides a step-by-step approach for ... -
Attitudes, Beliefs, Behaviors: An Examination of Health Disparities in Hypertension and Diabetes Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Baltimore, Maryland. An Urban Health Documentary
(Center for Health Program Design and Management and Institute for Racial and Ethnic Health Studies, 2003-06-27)In this study, members of four racial and ethnic groups in Baltimore shared their experiences in living with hypertension and diabetes. Participants identified environmental, social, and behavioral barriers to attaining ... -
Honesty As Good Policy: Evaluating Maryland's Medicaid Managed Care Program
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2003-09-05)Throughout the 1990s, the states launched many large‐scale innovations in health care financing and delivery. The demands associated with designing, implementing, and managing such initiatives compete for those resources ... -
Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP) Premium Private Option: The Employer Sponsored Insurance Premium Assistance Program
(Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2003-11)Beginning in 2001, Maryland offered premium assistance to subsidize employer-sponsored insurance for children eligible for the Maryland Children’s Health Program established under the State Children’s Health Insurance ...