Maryland Governor Hogan Announces Launch Of $72 Million Maternal & Child Health Care Initiative

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, in conjunction with the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), announced the launch of a $72 million maternal and child health care transformation initiative aimed at improving related health disparities for Marylanders statewide.

To support care transformation, Maryland’s Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) will provide $10 million in annual funding beginning July 1 for the next four years. MDH’s Public Health Services will receive $2 million annually. Maryland Medicaid will receive $8 million annually, and also will be eligible to receive matching federal funds each year, bringing a combined total of $72 million to . . .