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The city of Baltimore and 10 hospitals are partnering to provide housing and services for 200 homeless people and families.

By Meredith Cohn

Jul 2, 2019

A Maryland law expands treatment funds for those with hepatits C, but still leaves out a significant group based on whether they have liver damage.

The federal government announced a $1.25 million settlement in a Medicare fraud case against an ambulance company the city of Baltimore hired last year.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 21, 2019

If the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has its way, a new federal poverty calculation will underestimate the number of families living in poverty,

Drug treatment deal would require Delphi Behavior Group to reserve detoxification and addiction services for Howard County residents.

By Phil Davis

Jun 14, 2019

California takes a step toward making sure undocumented don't slip through health care cracks.

Despite interest from advocacy groups and legislators, we are still working to establish some traction for single payer in Maryland. What are we afraid of?

Robert Reich: The jobs problem today isn't just stagnant wages, it's also uncertain incomes.

Johns Hopkins is under scrutiny once again for taking the most financially-strapped patients to court over unpaid medical debt.

When Marylanders file their taxes next year, they'll face an extra question: "Do you have health insurance?"

By Pamela Wood

May 13, 2019

Many people who buy health insurance on the state's exchange could see a drop in their premiums since officials took steps to stabilize the market.

By Meredith Cohn

May 10, 2019

The Trump administration has rejected efforts to equalize health care access and embraced discriminatory policies toward those most impacted by America’s HIV epidemic. Yet it has also launched one of the most ambitious and inspiring health initiatives of our time - assuming Congress funds it.

Every American deserves access to quality, affordable health care, but the one-size-fits-all “Medicare for All” is the wrong way to achieve that goal.

Governor Hogan has now been given yet another opportunity to improve health care in Maryland with two pieces of bipartisan landmark legislation that have landed on his desk for consideration.

Several health bills passed the legislature this session, including one to make it easier for the uninsured to enroll in a plan, a board to control drug prices and extension of a tax to stabilize the insurance market.

As an ob/gyn physician and an advocate for women’s health, I am immensely proud to live and work in Maryland, a state that has consistently acted first to pass policy and legislation protecting access to health care for women.

Letters published in the Carroll County Times on March 30.

Ninety-three percent of Maryland inmates are signed up for Medicaid upon release from prison.

Md. should pass legislation to reject federal funds and stop participating in the federal Title X program entirely unless individuals who qualify for services under Title X have equal access to the same family planning services as do people with private insurance or Medicaid.

Maryland would use state tax forms to identify uninsured residents and refer them to options for no-cost or low-cost health care under a bill moving forward in the General Assembly.

By Pamela Wood

Mar 14, 2019

Getting prisoners on Medicaid as they are released from incarceration can help prevent overdoses.

A newly formed group of freshmen U.S. lawmakers make their first site visit to Johns Hopkins to learn about addiction and methods to tackle the opioid epidemic.

By Meredith Cohn

Mar 5, 2019

State health officials sought permission to give temporary Medicaid to those leaving the correctional system so they could get drug treatment, but never tapped the authority.

By Meredith Cohn

Mar 4, 2019

"Lives just come to a halt. Parents can’t function, a class can’t function, siblings can’t function,” said Dr. Susan Schulman, a pediatrician who specializes in PANDAS.

By Cody Boteler

Feb 25, 2019

Despite millions in federal funding to combat the opioid crisis and task forces developed to study it at both the state and city level here, not much has changed. The crisis continues unabated. Perhaps, it is difficult to know where to start. Here's a set of guiding principles to help.

Maryland and other states have reached a $209 million settlement with Walgreens over over-dispensing of insulin pens

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jan 25, 2019

Cheers for Maryland's governor for spearheading efforts to expand Medicaid funding to cover hearing aids.

Hearing aids and other devices will now be covered by Maryland's Medicaid program for those over age 21, in addition to younger hearing impaired people.

By Meredith Cohn

Jan 9, 2019

Just in case an off-the-wall Texas ruling throwing out the Affordable Care Act is upheld, Maryland should take some steps to protect its residents' health insurance coverage.

Transdev Services paid $160,000 this week to settle a lawsuit alleging that the company and its predecessor, Veolia Transportation Services, underpaid five paratransit drivers, who took Medicaid recipients to appointments in Baltimore under a city contract.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 6, 2018

The new CEO of Maryland’s largest health insurer wants to explore means of lowering health cost for all state residents, as well as expanding its own reach potentially through the Medicare and Medicaid government health programs.

By Meredith Cohn

Nov 26, 2018

Everyone wants to age in place — their own place. As age and infirmity take their toll, more people want to face those challenges in their own homes with help. But in Maryland, it's not possible for most. Here's why.

The pharmaceutical wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp. has agreed to settle a lawsuit with Maryland and several other states and the federal government that alleged the company fraudulently marketed adulterated drugs to vulnerable cancer patients. 

By Meredith Cohn

Nov 16, 2018

Deanna Kopf, became a certified professional midwife after the birth of her third child at home. She says the experience was empowering and she wanted to help others to have the same exprience. Now she runs Birthwise Midwifery in Catonsville, and also trains other women to become midwives.

Maryland may have allowed residents who did not qualify for Medicaid into the government health program for the poor by failing to consider all of their income, a routine audit of the quasi-governmental agency that oversees the Maryland health exchange found.

By Meredith Cohn

Nov 8, 2018

Since the national Republican Party and our governor are disinclined to rein in drug prices, Marylanders hoping for relief with the bills they pay at the pharmacy, should take a closer look at Democrat Ben Jealous’ health care strategy.

Conventional wisdom says Americans vote their pocketbooks. That’s why health care offers Democrats an advantage in the midterms, despite the strong economy and the shortcomings of the Affordable Care Act.

Immigrants who legally use public benefits like food assistance, Medicaid or housing could be denied green cards in the future. To those who think that the U.S. has too many immigrants already, this new “public charge” rule may sound like a good idea. It's not: American children will pay the price

Trump administration plan to deny green cards to legal immigrants who use benefits like Medicaid and food stamps is not just classism, it's inhumane and unAmerican.

Md. avoided a spike in insurance costs this year but the 'fix' is only temporary - long-term solutions must be found.

 Studying health impacts of disasters for a living, I often think about worst-cases and who bears the brunt. This outlook became unexpectedly relevant several days ago when I sat in the exam chair of a dentist who specializes in root canals and was reminded how fortunate I am to have dental care.

Top Maryland officials plan to announce Wednesday that the Trump administration has approved a federal waiver would stave off expected increases in health insurance costs for more than 200,000 state residents.

By Michael Dresser

Aug 21, 2018

The kind of single-payer health care plan Ben Jealous is proposing would be expensive, but so is the status quo.

State-sponsored health insurance for all Marylanders such as the single-payer plan proposed by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ben Jealous could cost $24 billion a year, forcing lawmakers to significantly raise taxes, according to a nonpartisan analysis.

By Luke Broadwater

Jul 17, 2018

bs-ed-op-0516-reich-pharma-20180515. Rather than take on Big Pharma, President Trump blames foreigners for high drug prices says Robert Reich.

The federal government has approved a plan Maryland has been trying out for the past four years to control health costs.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

May 14, 2018

Maryland must do more to guarantee affordable, high quality health insurance for its citizens.

Robert Reich: Despite the regulatory "relief" and giant tax cut they're getting, America's rich aren't investing more than before.

Susan Iwunze Nwoga, 47, operates the independent Poplar Grove Pharmacy in Southwest Baltimore’s Franklintown Road neighborhood. Since 2013, Nwoga filled “patently fraudulent” customer prescriptions for drugs such as Oxycodone, alprazolam clonazepam and promethazine, according to the indictment.

By Talia Richman

Apr 27, 2018

A Pikesville-based health care company and its owner have been ordered to pay nearly $500,000 after violating a 2014 settlement agreement in a Medicaid fraud case, Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced Thursday.

By Colin Campbell

Apr 12, 2018