Health Services Cost Review Commission Public Meeting
The meeting featured updates on the AHEAD model implementation and hospital financial conditions. The Commission reviewed confidential data requests from Oregon Health and Science University and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Key discussions included a report on health system transformation, legislative updates regarding the 2026 session, and an overview of Maryland's hospital quality performance across various incentive programs. Additionally, the Commission addressed financial volatility within the Care Transformation Initiatives, a draft recommendation for an inpatient length of stay incentive program, and a policy revision regarding select volume realignment. Staff also presented a capital partial rate application for Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center and renewal applications for alternative rate determination methods for Johns Hopkins Health System.
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The commission reviewed multiple agenda items, including the status of various open and closed cases, confidential data requests from Oregon Health and Science University and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a model monitoring report. Discussions focused on the closure of the Adventist Healthcare Germantown Emergency Center and associated financial implications, the results of the clinician cost schedule, and a proposed Healthcare Outcome Payment Effort framework. Additionally, the commission finalized the Readmissions Reduction Incentive Program policy for 2028 and the Medicare Performance Adjustment policy, while receiving updates on health system transformation and legislative activities.
Mar 11, 2026·Board meeting
Health Services Cost Review Commission Regular Meeting
The commission reviewed several key policy items, including a final recommendation for the Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions policy for Rate Year 2028, and a request to access confidential patient-level data. Updates were provided on the AHEAD model, inpatient length of stay trends, and the Health System Transformation Policy. Several applications for alternative methods of rate determination for various health systems were also reviewed. Additionally, the commission received presentations on community health resources and CRISP tools, and noted staff departures.
