Maryland's largest managed care organization for Medicaid enrollees has had its accreditation suspended due to concerns with credentialing and quality reviews for its providers, a state health department official said Friday.

Maryland lawmakers are bracing for the possibility of a $900 million to $1.2 billion spike in Medicaid costs to the state if Congress approves cuts in the coming months — a change that would compound the state’s already poor budget outlook and force it ...

Maryland's health department has expanded its coverage for families on Medicaid to provide students with certain behavioral and mental health services.

The state hopes to boost the flagging child care workforce in Maryland. Photo by Cottonbro Studio from Pexels.

HealthCare Access Maryland and Centurion Health have formed a five-year partnership to ensure justice-involved individuals in Maryland correctional services maintain active Medicaid coverage as they re-enter society.

HealthCare Access Maryland (HCAM) and Centurion Health have established a five-year partnership that will ensure that all justice-involved individuals in Maryland correctional services have active Medicaid coverage to support their re-entry into the community and have continuity of care.

It’s a good thing state leaders found money to defer Developmental Disabilities Administration cuts, and not just because it will let services continue. Turns out the state may not have had approval for some of the cuts they wanted to start on April 1.

Behavioral health advocates in Maryland are voicing concerns about the possible impact of a $116 million budget cut included in Gov. Wes Moore's FY2026 budget.