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Nebraska became the first state to implement Medicaid community engagement requirements under H.R. 1, providing an early look at how these policies may affect coverage. This two-pager summarizes the requirements and presents early evidence that Medicaid enrollment through application declined significantly following implementation.
Hilltop Policy Analyst Morgane Mouslim, DVM, with Tatiane Santos, Jeanmarie Perrone, Berkeley Franz, and Cory E. Cronin, co-authored this article published in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. They examined whether not-for-profit hospitals that prioritize opioid use disorder (OUD) in community benefit (CB) planning are more likely to comply with price reporting for medications commonly prescribed for OUD treatment (OUD medications) and offer lower self-pay prices for OUD medications. Overall, they found limited evidence that hospitals identifying OUD as a community health priority translated these stated priorities into pricing practices that may improve affordability for uninsured and underinsured patients.
H.R. 1 is poised to make significant changes to Medicaid eligibility for individuals in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expansion group, and it is crucial for states to understand how their ACA expansion populations may be affected. To that end, Hilltop researchers posted a short weekly series on LinkedIn using American Community Survey (ACS) data to take a closer look at adults who fall into the “ACA-like” Medicaid group. This In Brief document summarizes their findings.
The Assistance in Community Integration Services (ACIS) pilot program began in late 2017 with the goal of reducing unnecessary health services use among Medicaid beneficiaries by providing tenancy and housing case management services through four lead entities (LEs). This infographic provides a brief overview of Hilltop’s 2024 review of the pilot program.
The goals of the ACIS program are to reduce unnecessary health services use, increase housing stability, and improve health outcomes for Medicaid participants at risk of institutional placement or homelessness. CMS requires the Maryland Department of Health (the Department) to assess pilot programs operating under the state’s §1115 demonstration waiver using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. At the Department’s request, Hilltop conducted a quantitative analysis of participant characteristics and service utilization for individuals enrolled in ACIS during calendar year (CY) 2020 to CY 2024. This report provides the results of Hilltop’s analysis.
Principal Policy Analyst Christine Gill, PhD, presented this poster at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) held May 30–June 2 in Seattle.
Principal Policy Analyst Christine Gill, PhD, presented this poster at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) held May 30–June 2 in Seattle.
Policy Analyst Morgane Mouslim, DVM, ScM, presented this poster at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) held May 30–June 2 in Seattle.
Policy Analyst Morgane Mouslim, DVM, ScM, participated on a panel and gave this presentation at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) held May 30–June 2 in Seattle.
This chart book reports the characteristics, utilization, and spending of Maryland Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports. This includes nursing facility residents in Maryland Medicaid-funded nursing homes from fiscal year (FY) 2020 through FY 2024.