Maryland Department of Health

The bill would increase Medicaid rates by 8%, but could cause other issues.

Savings came from reduced enrollment in Medicaid.

The Maryland Health Department is awarding $278,000 to maternal health centers.

Patients will need to wear masks in exam rooms, but not in waiting rooms or elevators.

Many medical systems still have not updated their policies as respiratory illnesses rise.

Residents were no longer able to automatically re-enroll after the COVID emergency ended.

The four year program hopes to reduce unintended pregnancies.

A recent audit found the health department couldn’t account for $1.4 billion.

MDH continued paying Medicaid funds to people who were deceased.

A new nonpartisan audit also uncovered problems with a consulting contract for the coronavirus vaccine rollout that was expanded to other services and ballooned from $3.8 million to $83.3 million without sufficient justification.