The Hilltop Institute has just released a new series of chart books, entitled Medicaid Long-Term Supports and Services in Maryland , that summarizes demographic, service utilization, and expenditure data for state fiscal years 2001 through 2008 on three Maryland Medicaid waiver programs - the Older Adults Waiver, the Living at Home Waiver, and the Autism Waiver - and on nursing facility utilization among Maryland Medicaid recipients.

The Older Adults Waiver chart book provides information on Maryland Medicaid participants who receive services through this program, which enables low-income individuals aged 50 years and older to remain in a community setting even though, because of their health status, they are eligible for placement in a long-term care facility.

For more information go to:
http://www.hilltopinstitute.org/publication_view.cfm?pubID=243&st;=tbl_Publications

The Living at Home Waiver chart book provides information on Maryland Medicaid participants who receive services through this program, which provides community-based services and supports for low-income individuals with physical disabilities who are aged 18 to 64 years at the time of enrollment, and who would otherwise require the services of a nursing facility.

For more information go to:
http://www.hilltopinstitute.org/publication_view.cfm?pubID=241&st;=tbl_Publications

The Autism Waiver chart book provides information on Maryland Medicaid participants who receive services through this program, which provides home and community‐based services to children aged 1 through 21 years with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

For more information go to:
http://www.hilltopinstitute.org/publication_view.cfm?pubID=240&st;=tbl_Publications

The Nursing Facilities chart book. It reports on nursing facility services provided to Maryland Medicaid beneficiaries aged 19 years and older. The report summarizes demographic, service utilization, acuity, expenditure, and length of stay data.

For more information go to:
http://www.hilltopinstitute.org/publication_view.cfm?pubID=242&st;=tbl_Publications