Maryland

Through the Accelerator, Maryland plans to expand a statewide coalition of critical stakeholders that will work together to increase housing stability and improve health outcomes for Medicaid participants at risk of institutional placement or homelessness. This will complement the state’s work to expand its Assistance in Community Integration Services (ACIS) pilot statewide. Maryland seeks to increase integrated support for Medicaid-eligible people and to identify ways to streamline access to services through its Maryland Access Point (MAP), to ensure people at risk of or experiencing homelessness are prioritized for assistance through Medicaid. Maryland’s Medicaid agency aims to use this technical assistance opportunity to improve and sustain coordination and collaboration across agencies and organizations to address homelessness statewide. Maryland's goals for expansion are supported by the state's strategic plan to end homelessness, its “Olmstead” activities to support community living for people with disabilities, and the state’s disabilities plan.: Led by the state Medicaid agency, Maryland comes to the Accelerator with an integrated team that includes the state departments of housing and community development, aging, and disabilities, in close coordination with other statewide associations and organizations.

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