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Maryland Department of Health

Well over 300,000 people have lost Medicaid coverage, according to monthly data updates from the Department of Health. And there is still one month left in the Medicaid unwinding period for Maryland.

Some mental health and disability advocates worry that the process could further traumatize those who are already struggling.

Members of the Maryland Nursing Association think that the executive director of the state board overseeing Maryland’s nurses should still be a nurse with an RN.

With only three months left in the 12-month redetermination process, Md. Health Benefit Exchange director believes the exchange will continue to see growth during the final rounds of disenrollments.

Abortion-focused funding announcement continues the governor’s effort to ensure Maryland is a ‘safe haven’ for abortion access.

Over 245,000 Marylanders have lost health care coverage from Medicaid in a eligibility redetermination period referred to as ‘Medicaid unwinding.’

Bill would prompt the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to file a federal waiver to permit undocumented Marylanders to use and buy individual health care plans.

Emergency Mandates

Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services Nilesh Kalyanaraman said weekly respiratory virus-associated hospitalization rate increased ‘due in large part to increasing COVID and flu infections.’

As the Maryland Department of Health attempts to fix years’ worth of inadequate financial documentation and recordkeeping found by state auditors, the agency continues…

Ahead of a challenging budget year, Maryland lawmakers evaluated the potential costs and savings of expanding health care benefits to residents that do not…