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In April 2010, Maryland enacted SB 855/HB 929, which requires the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) to establish a Maryland Patient Centered Medical Home multi-payer pilot. All payers with premium revenues of over $90 million are required to participate. SB 855/HB 929 reserves $450,000 to conduct an independent evaluation of the multi-payer PCMH pilot. MHCC is scheduled to release a request for proposals (RFP) in Summer 2010.

The Maryland initiative is unique in that:

  • medical home patients will have to “opt-in” through enrollment forms.
  • explicit allowance is made for single-carrier pilots (distinct from the multi-payer pilot), with authorization form the MHCC.

For more information, please see the Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council’s PCMH Workgroup website.

Targeted population: All Marylanders.