Drug Treatment Falls Behind Demand

ANNAPOLIS – In November, Harford County District Judge Mimi R

State Looks to Curb Counterfeit Drugs

ANNAPOLIS – As counterfeit drug traffic continues to rise in Maryland, pharmaceutical industry leaders are urging lawmakers to crack down on distributors who may be tampering with drugs

Welfare Load Reaches 42-year Low

ANNAPOLIS – The number of Marylanders on welfare has reached a 42-year low, but a larger portion than ever before are children, and the state may need to offer more services if it wants the rolls to keep shrinking

State HMOs Lag in Preventive Health Care

BALTIMORE- Maryland’s health care plans should do more to prevent illnesses and complications from common ailments, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland Health Care Commission

State Officials Raise Concerns About Monitoring Juveniles

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland officials Wednesday approved an independent monitor to keep an eye on the Cheltenham Youth Facility and the Charles H

Judge Accused of Gender Discrimination

ANNAPOLIS – Alleging “outrageous behavior” against a domestic violence victim, a women’s rights group said Friday it has filed a complaint with the commission that investigates judicial misconduct against Prince George’s Circuit Court Judge Herman Dawson

Immigrants Fear Health Care Cuts

ANNAPOLIS – Virginia Adegboyega sat patiently in the crowded waiting room of Cheverly Health Center, prepared a bottle of milk for her 8-month-old son Eldad and began to worry

State Rejects Defibrillator Requirement

ANNAPOLIS – Nicole Bohrer just purchased a life-saving device that she hopes she will never have to use in the nursing home she runs in Frederick

State Denies Hopkins Medicaid Request

ANNAPOLIS – Sharpening the debate over how the state will pay for the growing number of poor patients seeking treatment at Maryland’s premier academic hospitals, the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Tuesday rejected an effort by Johns Hopkins Hospital to increase the amount of money it gets for treating Medicaid patients

$67 Million Unspent in Health Funds for Poor

ANNAPOLIS – The state-run health insurance program that is intended to provide coverage for the poor and chronically ill has amassed more than $67 million in unspent funds, prompting some health officials to push to reduce the hospital tax that helps pay for the program