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Employer registration is open for Maryland???s new paid family and medical leave program
1+ week, 4+ day ago (406+ words) Maryland is launching its paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program after three rounds of delay, requiring all Maryland employers to offer some type of protected leave for medical emergencies. The Time to Care Act – establishing the FAMLI program…...
Maryland healthcare access group launches campaign for prescription drug cost caps
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (402+ words) Maryland Health Care For All – a statewide nonprofit working to expand healthcare access – launched a campaign on Wednesday to persuade political candidates to support capping drug costs. The coalition is calling on candidates to back a proposal that would allow…...
Hospitals are turning to communities to bolster employee retention, Maryland is leading the way
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (540+ words) Without a car, Brittany Harris had to leave her house two hours before work to catch the bus to get to her job as a technician at the University of Maryland Medical System. “I wasn't able to run errands,” Harris…...
D.C. maternity ward closure could impact Maryland hospitals
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (311+ words) Washington D.C.’s biggest postpartum maternity ward is cutting about 10 beds, whittling the number of open spots to 18. Medical experts and staff are concerned about the consequences, however, the hospital says declining birth rates have shown there isn’t a need for…...
Analyzing America's drinking problem
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (71+ words) WYPR Analyzing America's drinking problem Our editorial partner STAT, the health and medicine publication, has a new multipart series on what they call the United States’ drinking problem and “nation in denial.” Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan talks with Isabella Cueto,…...
Federal changes to Medicaid, SNAP will cost Maryland $71 million over the next two years
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (428+ words) Maryland will need to spend more than $71 million over the next two years to meet SNAP and Medicaid requirements set out by the Trump administration’s 2025 tax and spending legislation, even though the law restricts the number of people on the…...
New analysis shows 270,000 Maryland residents could lose Medicaid in near future
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (266+ words) New analysis of the Trump administration’s changes to Medicaid rules show Maryland may be harder hit than originally anticipated with as many as 270,000 people losing coverage in 2028. The estimate comes from new analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The…...
Maryland could soon take action on costly prescription drugs. What's next?
1+ year, 1+ week ago (192+ words) Last month, the Maryland Drug Affordability Board decided to label a pair of Type 2 diabetes medications unaffordable for state and local governments. The PDAB is an independent agency created by the Maryland legislature in 2019 to conduct in-depth reviews of drug…...
Maryland provides surge funding to hospitals as respiratory illness rates soar
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (277+ words) Maryland is providing $164 million in surge funding to hospitals throughout the state to help deal with high respiratory illness levels this season. The money will support access to care in hospitals by covering increased operational costs for staff and provide…...
WYPR News best of 2025
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (79+ words) The WYPR news team had a banner year, winning awards in several different contests. As 2025 closes out, our reporters picked a few of their favorites that they worked on this year. Maryland sees big jump in 'restrictive housing' in six…...