Access to quality, affordable health care for all residents is good for families, businesses, and the economy. Fortunately, Maryland has been a leader in expanding access to coverage for residents, but there is still work to do to improve access to health care and to lower its cost.
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Trump’s Big Brutal Bill One Year In: Less Access to Food and Health Care, More Wealth for the Wealthy
July 4 will mark the first anniversary of H.R. 1, President Trump’s signature megabill (the inaptly named “One Big Beautiful Bill”). Marylanders are already feeling
A Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Why Threats to Medicaid Put Marylanders at Risk
While we celebrate important progress here in Maryland — including the passage of Senate Bill 357 and House Bill 424, which empower the state’s Prescription
Supporting a Healthier Maryland through Healthcare Expansion for Immigrant Communities
Everyone deserves quality and timely access to healthcare. We can strengthen the health of Marylanders by proving affordable healthcare to our communities and remove barriers that often produce socioeconomic and racial-ethnic health disparities. Such a barrier includes ineligibility resulting from varying immigration statuses, particularly for children and families who are undocumented or live in mixed-status households.
Rising Health Insurance Costs Hurt Maryland Workers and Small Businesses
The rising cost of health insurance is forcing many Maryland families to make tough choices between taking care of their health and meeting other basic needs. Insurance premiums have grown three times as fast as household incomes in Maryland since 2005, meaning that workers and families end up with less money to spend on housing, transportation, child care and other essentials.
Let’s Aim To Get All Maryland Kids Health Coverage
More than 40,000 Maryland kids aren’t covered by health insurance, and that needs to change. These are kids at risk of not seeing a doctor or getting medicine when they are sick, and unlikely to get routine preventive care, like physical exams and flu shots. This lack of medical attention can put them at a disadvantage throughout their lives.
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Annual KIDS COUNT® Data Book Reinforces the Importance of Policies That Improve Children’s Well-Being
The release of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2026 KIDS COUNT® Data Book offers a clear window into how Maryland’s children and families are faring. With an
A Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Why Threats to Medicaid Put Marylanders at Risk
While we celebrate important progress here in Maryland — including the passage of Senate Bill 357 and House Bill 424, which empower the state’s Prescription
State Leaders Continue to Neglect Immigrant Marylanders’ Need for Health Coverage
The Maryland General Assembly missed a great opportunity to affirm healthcare as a basic human right by failing to pass the Access to Care Act (House Bill 588). No person should be denied access to healthcare due to their immigration status or their ability to pay.
Supporting a Healthier Maryland through Healthcare Expansion for Immigrant Communities
Everyone deserves quality and timely access to healthcare. We can strengthen the health of Marylanders by proving affordable healthcare to our communities and remove barriers that often produce socioeconomic and racial-ethnic health disparities. Such a barrier includes ineligibility resulting from varying immigration statuses, particularly for children and families who are undocumented or live in mixed-status households.
Improved Eligibility Method Leads to Sharp Increase in Students Qualifying for Free School Meals
State budget documents revealed a sharp increase in the number of public school students qualifying for free and reduced-price school meals after the state changed the method it uses to determine eligibility. More than 110,000 students in Maryland’s public schools qualified for free and reduced-price meals when the school year began last fall. – a 34% increase from the previous year. This measure is important not only for ensuring students from low-income families are able to get food at school so they are well prepared to learn, but also because this figure is used as a measurement of poverty in a given school in the school funding formula.
For Stronger Communities, Baltimore City Needs Effective Affordable Housing Requirements for Developers
In order to provide greater opportunity for all city residents and address the lack of affordable housing, Baltimore City needs an effective policy requiring developers to include a certain number of affordable apartments or houses in new development projects.