Maryland Medicaid To Cut Rates For Family Caregivers Of Beneficiaries With Disabilities

The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) is planning to reduce reimbursements for family caregivers of Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities enrolled in the Community Pathways Waiver. The reduction affects family caregivers employed by 3,930 beneficiaries enrolled in the state's Medicaid Self-Directed Services model, and family caregiver wages could drop by as much as 50%, according to a local news article. The reduction is part of a group of broad cost containment measures originally slated to take effect July 1, 2026; on June 30, DDA delayed the implementation date to October 1, 2026.

The Community Pathways Waiver consolidates three . . .