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AFSCME Maryland Council 3 President Patrick Moran speaks at a rally outside the District Court for Baltimore County on June 11, 2024. (Jack Hogan/The Daily Record)
Mar 3, 2026

State employee union argues against budget cuts: ‘Our members are more than just line items’

Maryland state employee union argues against budget cuts, highlighting staffing shortages, safety risks, and cost savings from in-house work.

In this June 15, 2018, file photo, pharmaceuticals are seen in North Andover, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Dec 11, 2024

MD continues ‘full-court press’ to reach 15,000 retirees before Medicare coverage deadline

Maryland officials are pushing to reach retirees ahead of a year-end deadline as the state shifts its prescription drug coverage to Medicare.

Members of the Maryland Board of Public Works, from left, Treasurer Dereck Davis, Gov. Wes Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman listen to testimony about $148.3 million in state budget cuts approved July 17, 2024, in Annapolis. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
Aug 5, 2024

MD board to approve administrator for shift in retirees’ prescription coverage

Maryland officials are scheduled to take another step toward changing state-funded coverage for prescription drug costs for Medicare-eligible retirees.

“I can’t emphasize enough how significant the challenge is,” says Budget Secretary Helene Grady of the state's looming deficit. (The Daily Record/File Photo).
Feb 27, 2024

Md. budgeting blunders leave a $236M Medicaid shortfall

Technical errors and faulty projections in the Moore administration have resulted in a $236 million shortfall to cover Medicaid expenses.

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Feb 6, 2024

‘Last chance’ bill to halt shift in Md. retirees’ Rx coverage unlikely to progress

A proposal to keep Maryland from shifting prescription drug coverage for some Medicare-eligible retirees at the end of the year is unlikely to progress.

While the state has said that retirees should expect their out-of-pocket prescription cost caps to remain about the same, retirees have said the state has been misleading in its attempts to equate the coverage level from the outgoing program with a pending shift to Medicare. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Jan 23, 2024

‘They’re basically robbing us’: State retirees mount push against Md.’s plans to shift Rx coverage in 2025

Maryland will shift coverage for prescription drug costs for many Medicare-eligible state retirees at the end of the year.