The Biden administration is preparing to ship COVID-19 vaccines to states, should the FDA approve an emergency use authorization for kids under 5.
Legislation would prohibit companies from boosting prices on essential goods or services more than 10% during or shortly after a state of emergency.
Maryland lawmakers are sponsoring bills to divert more mental health crisis calls from law enforcement and transition the state to a 988 crisis hotline.
Governor Hogan’s plan has faults that will result in higher costs for those struggling most, the head of a state health insurance association writes.
“It is an assessment, a tax, and not a small one,” a leading Democratic lawmaker said. “But I think it was the right kind of policy.”
Parents hoping to vaccinate their young children against COVID-19 will need to be patient.
Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is facing a staffing shortage that has led to a delay in completing autopsies.
A report found that over 60% of surveyed state agencies have not performed cybersecurity risk assessments.
The findings of a new report on pandemic benefits and food insecurity, underscore the volatility in the daily lives of Marylanders.
Lawmakers slammed state officials as they were briefed about pratfalls the Maryland Department of Health has made in recent weeks.