Maryland Department of Health working on contingencies for loss of Medicaid funding after threat of freeze
The Maryland Department of Health is actively working on contingency plans in case the state isn’t able to access Medicaid ...
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Meena Seshamani named Maryland’s next Department of Health secretary
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced the appointment of Meena Seshamani as the state’s next Department of Health secretary.
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Maryland health secretary to leave at month’s end
Maryland Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott will step down at the end of the month, Gov. Wes Moore’s office announced.
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Third case of Bird Flu reported in Maryland, Department of Agriculture says
BALTIMORE -- A flock of chickens at a second Caroline County farm tested positive for Bird Flu, the Maryland Department ... the state's health department said. The MDA said the risk of ...
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Eastern Shore Senator Calls on Governor Moore to Appoint Bird Flu Coordinator
The two agencies have distributed best practices for the public, hunters, and farmers and have also been working closely with the Maryland Department of Health to include public health information ...
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state roundup: JUDGE BLOCKS Trump’s Fed Buyout, MD LAWMAKERS CALL IT a ‘scheme’; health secretary leaving; limits on prescription drug costs;
Bryan P. Sears and Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters. The health department has faced intense scrutiny over its handling of state psychiatric hospitals, nursing home inspections and funding deficits ...
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Maryland has the longest emergency room wait times in the country. New legislation aims to change that.
The study identified hospital capacity, a statewide behavioral health ... the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 1143, which established the Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time ...
Frederick Health hospital systems in Maryland hit by ransomware attack
A Maryland hospital system is asking the community for patience after being hit by a ransomware attack on Monday. Frederick Health announced the security incident on its Facebook page. According to ...
Hundreds rally against Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed DDA cuts: ‘We cannot balance the budget on the backs of our most vulnerable’
Hundreds of disability advocates and care providers packed Lawyers Mall outside the State House Monday night with a clear ...
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Trump immigration policies ‘will cost lives’
A press release the Department of Homeland Security issued ... “Yet, we remain.” Casa Frida, which works with LGBTQ migrants and asylum seekers in Mexico City, in a Jan. 20 post to its X ...
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Changes coming to Health Department
She told a committee that she adopted “a very broken” health agency. But in announcing the change in leadership Thursday, Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Herrera Scott “has laid a strong foundation at the ...