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Joshua Sharfstein

Among the priorities: Tackling long emergency room wait times, participating in a new federal health care program and adjusting reimbursement rates for care at Md. hospitals.

Sharfstein’s new leadership position reignites a series of unanswered legal and ethics questions related to recent appointments on the commission.

After weeks of being mum on the issue, the Moore administration claims that the appointees meet all statutory requirements to serve on the commission.

Recent appointments from Gov. Wes Moore (D) for a powerful state commission that determines hospital fees are in doubt and one of the new…

Agency was established in 1971 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor.

Though the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked an effective ban on medication abortion, anti-abortion groups are not giving up on trying to fast-track…

Baltimore health leaders have a multi-pronged strategy to use simple communication, outreach and education to turn back a frightening trend in infant deaths.

In a recently-produced video circulating on social media, Rep. Andrew P. Harris (R-Md.) urges people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Joined by nine other…

Maryland’s COVID-19 metrics have risen considerably in the two weeks since Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) eased restrictions on business activity and social…

Local leaders representing nearly 80% of Maryland’s population held a conference call on Wednesday to discuss Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s decision to lift…