Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, a MACo Corporate Partner and Winter Conference Sponsor, is the only health care entity in the nation to earn a 5.0 for Medicare and commercial populations from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, NCQA. The NCQA ranks health plans across the county every year and evaluated almost 1,500 plans this year. The top 8% earn the highest ratings on a scale of 1 to 5. Kaiser earned the highest rating for…

Potomac Edison, a MACo Corporate Partner and Winter Conference Sponsor, has been awarded for its philanthropy among Maryland communities. The Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Baltimore Business Journal have recognized Potomac Edison for its $250,000 in grants and donations to health and human services, educational, and community involvement initiatives in the state. It's an honor to be recognized by the Maryland community for our longstanding commitment to the prosperity and vitality of the communities…

Washington Gas, a Winter Conference Sponsor, in collaboration with Junior Achievement launched Maryland's 2nd JA Finance Park® for students in Montgomery County this October. The state-of-the-art facility, among 21 others in the nation, is expected to host about 12,000 students form 40 middle schools each year. According to the press release: Washington Gas has served the DC-area for 170 years, and we are thrilled to support education initiatives in the local community that empower the…

A staple of the last few MACo conferences, the book club, is back again at the 2019 MACo Winter Conference. We are happy to announce that this year our book club moderator, Andrew Kleine, will also be the author of the book. This year's book is "City on the Line." City on the Line is about a revolution in public budgeting. Equal parts memoir, manifesto, and manual, it tells the story of a hard luck…

Davenport & Company has introduced the Davenport Donor Advised Program (DDAF). What is a Donor Advised Fund you may be asking? A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle that allows donors to contribute as frequently as they like and then recommend grants to their favorite charities from their personal fund. The Fund is established through a public charity so donors can receive an immediate tax benefit on their contributions and avoid the…