Caring for Maryland’s aging population will require more than hospitals and acute treatment centers as advocates call for a holistic approach to treating their health care needs.

Tagged with: aarp aging Carmel Roques Hank Greenberg Keswick

Mrs. M is a 65-year-old woman who couldn’t afford medications for her diabetes and heart problems. She began cutting her pills into half, then into thirds and quarters. One day, she suffered a massive heart attack. She was able to ...

Tagged with: Dr. Leana Wen Hank Greenberg prescription drug prices

The drug Naloxone, often sold under the brand name Narcan, has become a critical tool in the fight against the opioid epidemic. But since the drug’s ability to counter overdoses became popularized in 2014, its price has more than doubled. ...

Tagged with: aarp Allen Goldberg Association for Accessible Medicines Attorney General Brian E. Frosh Danya Qato Dr. Leana Wen drug price gouging generics Hank Greenberg jeremy greene Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative naloxone prescriptions School of Pharmacy TJ Garrigan Vincent DeMarco

Republicans might have pulled the American Health Care Act, but stakeholders in Maryland’s health care community remain wary of any future reform efforts that could come out of the Trump administration or Congress. The Maryland Hospital Association and the Maryland ...

Tagged with: aarp Affordable Care Act American Health Care Act Carmela Coyle Donald Trump Dr. Leana Wen Hank Greenberg health care Maryland Hospital Association Maryland Medicaid waiver medicaid paul ryan vinny demarco

The increase in Maryland’s alcohol tax in 2011 has saved lives, advocates said after a new study showed a decrease in alcohol-related car crashes in the last six years. The study, by researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, showed ...

Tagged with: aarp alcohol tax American Journal of Preventive Medicine David Jernigan drunk-driving Hank Greenberg vinny demarco Wandra Ashley Williams