2023 End of Session Wrap-Up: Health and Human Services
The segments below provide a brief overview of MACo’s work in the area of health and human services in the 2023 General Assembly. Each county in Maryland has a local…
The segments below provide a brief overview of MACo’s work in the area of health and human services in the 2023 General Assembly. Each county in Maryland has a local…
Governor Larry Hogan today announced a $2.8 billion supplemental budget to the General Assembly, including support for police and public safety, expanded cyber readiness and workforce, and critical infrastructure and…
The maker of Subxone is the latest pharmaceutical company to settle rather than face trial for alleged. The company will pay $1.4 billion to the U.S government to settle --…
The latest development in the nationwide litigation efforts against opioid companies is shaping up to be a game-changer. Purdue Pharma has tentatively reached a settlement with 23 states and over…
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has signed an Executive Order creating an Opioid Collaborative Community Council. The Community Council will assist in determining priorities for how Howard County should use…
The Opioid Restitution Fund (ORF) Advisory Council will provide recommendations for the usage of opioid legal settlement funds that, to date, total almost $400M and counting. In a press release,…
On March 1, 2022, Associate Policy Director Brianna January testified before the House Appropriations and Health and Government Operations Committees in support of HB 794 - Public Health – Opioid Restitution…
According to Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, the Sackler family will pay Maryland at least $39.6 million as a part of a $6 billion multi-state settlement agreement for its…