Evaluation of the Maryland Medicaid HealthChoice Program: CY 2015 to CY 2019

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2021-06-21

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The Hilltop Institute; Evaluation of the Maryland Medicaid HealthChoice Program: CY 2015 to CY 2019; The Hilltop Institute UMBC, 21 June, 2021; https://www.hilltopinstitute.org/publication/evaluation-of-the-maryland-medicaid-healthchoice-program-cy-2015-to-cy-2019/

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In 1997, Maryland implemented HealthChoice—a statewide mandatory Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care program—under authority of a waiver through §1115 of the Social Security Act. The provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that went into effect in 2014 marked another milestone by extending quality coverage to many more Marylanders with low income by calendar year (CY) 2018. Over 20 years after its launch, HealthChoice covered close to 90 percent of the state’s Medicaid and Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP) populations. The Hilltop Institute, on behalf of the Maryland Department of Health (the Department), evaluates the program annually; this evaluation covers the period from CY 2015 through CY 2019.