Stephanie Ledesma is the vice president for Community Health at Kaiser Permanente, an integrated managed care consortium serving Maryland Medicaid beneficiaries. Ledesma recently responded to State of Reform’s questions about how the organization is preparing for the Medicaid redetermination process, their goals and timelines during redeterminations, and the challenges they are facing. State … Read more
Coming up on one year since its passage, Maryland’s Abortion Care Access Act will finally be able to get off the ground. The Abortion Care Access Act created a training program that was the first of its kind in the nation, but funding for the program was halted by the former governor. House … Read more
Jennifer L. Briemann is the executive director of the Maryland Managed Care Organization Association, a trade association for Maryland’s nine managed care organizations (MCOs) serving the HealthChoice Medicaid program. Briemann recently responded to State of Reform’s questions regarding how Maryland MCOs are preparing for the redetermination process for Medicaid enrollees, their goals and timelines during … Read more
On March 15th, Maryland’s House of Delegates voted 100-38 to pass House Bill 588, the Access to Care Act. The act requires the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Fund to fund the establishment and operation of the Qualified Resident Enrollment Program, which would allow undocumented residents access to the state health insurance marketplace. “We … Read more
On March 20th, Maryland’s House voted 112-21 to pass HB 475, the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact Act. The act would enter Maryland into the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact (APRNC). The APRNC allows advanced practice registered nurses to have a multistate license that would allow those with a license to practice in … Read more
Last month, Maryland’s Department of Health (MDH) and HealthChoice Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) launched a public awareness campaign to make sure Medicaid enrollees in Maryland are aware that their health insurance will no longer auto-renew starting in April. The campaign is called the Medicaid Check-In and is aimed at Medicaid beneficiaries to make … Read more
In early February, Gov. Wes Moore, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D – Baltimore), and Senate President Bill Ferguson (D – Baltimore City) announced a batch of reproductive healthcare bills that aim to strengthen Marylanders’ reproductive rights. The bill package addresses four main areas of reproductive healthcare: protections for … Read more
On Feb. 6th, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D – Baltimore) and Senate President Bill Ferguson (D – Baltimore City) introduced House Bill 705 and Senate Bill 798, respectively. Both bills are known as the Right to Reproductive Freedom Act. HB 705 was immediately referred to the House’s Health and Government Operations committee, … Read more
On Jan. 25th, Dels. Heather Bagnall (D – Anne Arundel), Dana Jones (D – Anne Arundel), Sheila Ruth (D – Baltimore), Gary Simmons (D – Anne Arundel), Deni Taveras (D – Prince George’s), and Jennifer White (D – Baltimore) introduced House Bill 290, which concerns dental services in the state of Maryland. HB … Read more
On Jan. 25th, Del. Anne Kaiser (D -Silver Springs) introduced House Bill 283, also known as Trans Health Equity Act. The bill would require Maryland’s Medicaid program to cover gender-affirming treatment in a nondiscriminatory manner. On Feb. 14th, Kaiser spoke to the House Health and Government Operations Committee regarding HB 283, on which … Read more