Maryland’s budget provides the clearest reflection of our priorities as a state. Choices about where we invest our shared resources can help or hinder children’s education, economic security for families and communities, and public health and safety.
Each time they get sick or need to care for a sick child, 750,000 working Marylanders are still forced to choose between their health and a day’s pay because they aren’t able to earn paid sick time at work. The
Federal funding for Medicaid remains under threat from proposals to drastically restructure it, even though most Americans oppose significant funding cuts to Medicaid. The program provides health care coverage to low income families, individuals with disabilities, veterans and seniors, who
Testimony of Maryland Center on Economic Policy Executive Director Benjamin Orr to the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, Aug. 1, 2017. The effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed because the public overwhelmingly rejected the damaging core provisions
Despite campaign promises to leave Medicaid untouched, President Trump’s proposed budget doubles down on harmful cuts included in the House Republican healthcare bill passed in May. On top of the $839 billion in cuts included in the American Health Care
Maryland’s 2017 General Assembly Session came to a close Monday night. While there were also plenty of good ideas left on the table, lawmakers took some important steps that will benefit Maryland families and our state’s economy.
Position statement supporting Senate Bill 571 Given before the Senate Finance Committee Despite some early hiccups, Maryland’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been successful in many ways. Most importantly, the percentage of Marylanders without health coverage dropped
Position statement supporting House Bill 631 Given before the Senate Finance Committee There have been several high-profile examples in recent years of drug manufacturers sharply hiking prices for no apparent reason beyond increasing profits. These actions harm Maryland residents –
Position statement supporting House Bill 666 Given before the Senate Finance Committee Skyrocketing costs for prescription drugs are a major factor driving up the costs of health care and insurance for everyone. Providing some basic transparency around those cost increases,
Position Statement Supporting Senate Bill 278 Given before the Senate Finance Committee The Maryland Market Money program matches purchases made with federal food assistance benefits at participating farmers markets throughout the state. The program gives low-income Marylanders better access to
