News & Bulletins
The Hilltop Institute periodically posts news items and issues electronic bulletins to disseminate information about Hilltop activities and publications. Below are the three most recent. Go to the News and Bulletin Archive, below, to view previous posts.
Bulletin: Hilltop Recognized as Finalist in CMS Crushing Fraud Competition
We are proud to share that the Hilltop team including Chief Technology and Compliance Officer, Jim Clavin, PhD; Principal Policy Analyst, Christine Gill, PhD; Senior Data Scientist, Leigh Goetschius, PhD; Principal Data Scientist, Fei Han, PhD; and Director of Analytics & Research, Morgan Henderson, PhD was recognized as a top-10 finalist in the Crushing Fraud Chili Cook-Off Competition organized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
12/22/2025
Bulletin: Hilltop Researchers Co-Author Article on Trends in Hospital Pricing for Vulnerable Emergency Department Users
Hilltop Policy Analyst Morgane Mouslim, DVM, and Director of Analytics and Research Morgan Henderson, PhD, as well as Associate Professor Simone Singh of the University of Michigan, are co-authors of a recently released article in the American Journal of Managed Care titled Trends in Hospital Pricing for Vulnerable Emergency Department Users, 2021-2023.
12/12/2025
Bulletin: Hilltop Annual Review of ACIS Program Cited in the New York Times
Hilltop’s annual review of Maryland’s Assistance in Community Integration Services (ACIS) program has just been cited in a New York Times article titled Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Could Hamper Efforts to House the Homeless. The article also briefly discusses some of the results of Hilltop’s review.
09/19/2025