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DLS: Community‑based waiver registries large; application processing lags
Summary
DLS highlighted long registries for home and community‑based waivers, low application return rates, and staffing bottlenecks that leave many applications pending despite expanded outreach and a contractor hire.
Department of Legislative Services analysts told the Health and Government Operations Committee that multiple Medicaid waivers have large registries and that Maryland faces persistent application‑processing delays.
Anne Braun summarized the registries: "the community options waiver having more than 20,000 individuals versus the DDA community services waiting list has just below 4,000 individuals," she said, and she noted the autism waiver—s waiting list fell by about 15 percent in the most recent year.
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