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Health Equity Resource Act Meeting August 11 Open to Public

The CHRC and HERC Advisory Committee are holding the​ first meeting on the Maryland Health Equity

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COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO THE HEALTH EQUITY RESOURCE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Committee is established under the Maryland Health Equity Resource Act approved by the Maryland

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Maryland Matters: Vincent DeMarco: Public Health Legislation Bolstered by an Array of Supporters

One of the main reasons public health was a winner was the enactment of the Health Equity Resource

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Maryland Matters: General Assembly 2021: Winners and Losers

During the 90 days the General Assembly was in session, we ran out of ways to say what an unusual,

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WDVM TV: Health care legislation to benefit Marylanders’ access and affordability

With the Maryland General Assembly concluding its 2021 session this week, lawmakers are back in

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Baltimore Sun: Maryland lawmakers, advocates tout ‘huge wins’ in health legislation. Here’s what passed this year.

Maryland lawmakers and advocates are highlighting that they also had a ‘tremendous” year for

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Maryland The Daily Record: Md. legislation seen as boosting access to insurance for critical groups

In hopes of reducing the number of uninsured people in Maryland, which currently sits at about 6%

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Maryland Matters: New Grant Program Will Reduce Health Care Inequality, Advocates Say

Health advocates said on Thursday that legislation approved by the General Assembly this year will

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Media Release: Advocates to Hail Major Health Care Legislation Approved By the Maryland General Assembly

Bills will improve health equity and reduce health disparities; make insurance more affordable for

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State of Reform: Health advocates praise productive legislative session

Maryland lawmakers passed several key pieces of health-related legislation during its 2021 session,

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Maryland The Daily Record: Advocates hail session as ‘tremendous victory for public health’

A swath of bills that aim to address health inequities in Maryland have successfully passed through

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Baltimore Sun: Maryland lawmakers bring home some victories for health care | READER COMMENTARY

Before wrapping up the legislative session this month, the Maryland General Assembly took major

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Media Release: Statement About Congressional Approval of American Rescue Plan

The American Rescue Plan includes major provisions to make health insurance more affordable to many

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Baltimore Sun LTE: Make it easier for Maryland’s unemployed to get health insurance

A provision in reform bills sponsored by Del. Lorig Charkoudian (House Bill 1002) and Sen. James

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Washington Post: Opinion Maryland modeled how to tackle racial health disparities. Let’s revive that success.

It is critical that we prioritize health equity by ensuring there is permanent funding for this

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State of Reform: House bill would connect unemployed to health care options

"There are tens of thousands of Marylanders who are eligible for free or reduced cost health care

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WJZ: Bill Aims To Raise Standards In Maryland’s Unemployment Insurance Program

If passed, HB 1002 would also make it easier for Marylanders without health insurance to be

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Fox 5: Push to get unemployed health insurance

As Maryland state lawmakers work to improve the process for receiving unemployment benefits,

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Public News Service: MD Bill Would Ease Access to Health Coverage for Unemployed

With thousands of Marylanders still losing jobs in the pandemic, health-care groups are urging