Faced With Potential Insurance Crisis, Md. Weighs New Coverage Mandate
Maryland’s individual health insurance market is in danger of collapse if government and industry don’t find ways to persuade younger, healthier people to purchase...
Advocates See Link Between Affordable Housing, Health
Research confirms what many experts have long suspected: that good health and access to safe, affordable housing are inextricably linked. The problem is that...
Guest Commentary: Science, Not Ideology Should Drive Health Policy
Matt Mossburg’s path to addiction recovery is laudable. We admire his courage in sharing his experience with addiction and his desire to help others...
Activists to Push for Individual Insurance Mandate in Md.
As President Trump and congressional Republicans aim to eliminate the individual insurance mandate contained in the Affordable Care Act, a push is on in...
Health Care Advocacy Group Shifts Focus to Name-Brand Drugs
By Samuel ManasFresh off the successful enactment of a law limiting generic and off-brand prescription drug price increases, Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland...
Guest Commentary: Resisting the Assault on Medicaid in Maryland
By Leni Preston and Jeananne SciabarraLike many Marylanders, we are angry and dismayed that “leaders” in Washington, D.C., are intentionally undermining our health care...
Maryland Activists Mobilize on Medicaid
By Josh KurtzOn Monday evening, Reps. John Sarbanes (D) and Elijah Cummings (D) will appear along with an array of health care advocates at...
Guest commentary: Hogan Should Veto Legislation That Would Decrease Generic Drug Competition
By Chester "Chip" DavisGeneric drugs have been and continue to be an amazing success story in our health care system.According to the annual Generic...
Schrader Confirmation Complicated by State Dispute With Nursing Home Company
By Josh KurtzAs the state Senate considers the nomination of Dennis Schrader to be secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, an...
Paid Sick Leave Advocates Scramble to Get Bill on Governor’s Desk Quickly
Backers of a paid sick leave measure that’s been working its way through the General Assembly are trying to get a bill onto Gov....