County Budgets / Education / Employee Benefits and Relations / Health and Human Services
Montgomery County Proposed Budget Hits Libraries, Health Services, Employees

As MACo previously reported, Montgomery County Executive and MACo Treasurer Isiah Leggett unveiled his FY 2012 budget proposal last week.  The $4.35 billion budget calls for filling a $300 million shortfall through program cuts, increased taxes and fees, and increased contribution from government employees for health care and pension plans.  While the FY 2012 budget will not be voted on by the council until May, responses to the proposed cuts for library, health services, and…

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March 23, 2011
Health and Human Services / Uncategorized
Montgomery County Launches One-Stop Online Source for Population Data

Montgomery County officials have launched a one-stop online source for population-based community health information . Data, collected in 90 different fields, will assist County policy makers in identifying key priority areas and guide decisions to meet those needs.  A news release from Montgomery County stated: “The Healthy Montgomery website is the data pillar of our new community health improvement process,” said County Councilmember George Leventhal, chair of the Council’s Health and Human Services Committee and…

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February 16, 2011
Health and Human Services
StateHealthFacts.org – Health, Health Care, and Health Policy Data Across the United States

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's project www.statehealthfacts.org provides free, timely, and user-friendly health data for all 50 states. The site covers over 700 health topics and is linked to both the Kaiser Family Foundation website and Kaiser Health News. Individual State profiles and state comparisons are available to review data in the categories of Demographics and the Economy, Health Costs and Budgets, Health Coverage, Health Status and much more. For data on health, health care,…

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January 20, 2011
Health and Human Services
Ex-City Health Commissioner To Head MD’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Dr. Joshua Sharfstein was appointed by the Governor to serve as  the new Secretary of Maryland's Department of  Health and Mental Hygiene.   His first day on the job was January 12, 2011. Dr. Sharfstein is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and served as Principal Deputy Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration since 2009.  Prior to that, Dr. Sharfstein served as the Commissioner of Health for the City of Baltimore.  He has been named…

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January 19, 2011
Health and Human Services
Senior Medicare Patrol Program Expands into Six Rural Maryland Counties

The Rural Maryland Council has partnered with the Maryland Department of Aging to bring the Senior Medicare Patrol program to six rural counties in Maryland. The program, which is administered by the Maryland Department of Aging through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Administration on Aging, focuses on teaching Medicare and Medicaid clients how to recognize and report health care fraud and abuse. The counties that were part of the program's…

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December 28, 2010
Business Affairs / Education / Environment / Health and Human Services / Planning and Zoning
Governor O’Malley to Hold “Maryland Forward: A Series of Policy Forums”

Governor Martin O'Malley has announced the "Maryland Forward: A Series of Policy Forums,"  to generate discussion on the Governor's 15 strategic goals for Maryland. The Governor will review Maryland's accomplishments and seek input on how the State can support and expand new ideas in five major policy areas. "Maryland Forward" will consist of five policy forums on Jobs & Economy; Skills & Education; Sustainability; Children & Health; and Security. The meetings will run from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and include a 45…

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December 16, 2010
Health and Human Services / Uncategorized
“Improve Your Residents’ Awareness & Savings with the NACo Prescription Discount Card”

The National Association of Counties (NACo) launched the NACo Prescription Drug Discount Card Program in 2004, providing residents of member counties with a discount on commonly prescribed medications. On Thursday, December 16, NACo will be hosting a free webinar to members entitled Kickstart Your Card: Improve Your Residents'  Awareness and Savings with the NACo Prescription Discount Card. Program experts from NACo and CVS Caremark  will explore easy and inexpensive strategies counties can implement to make more…

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December 9, 2010
Health and Human Services
Frederick County Health Dept. To Hold Community Meeting

On August 12th from 6:30pm-8:30pm, the Frederick County Health Department will hold the first in a series of public meetings to address concerns over cancer clusters within the county.  The county is currently in the  process of confirming participation from state and federal public and environmental health agencies. Individuals are welcome to submit questions in advance to CancerInvestigation@FrederickCountyMD.gov For more information on the meeting, please click here.

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August 4, 2010
Health and Human Services / Uncategorized
Counties Saving Consumers Millions On Prescriptions

Launched in 2004 as a 17-county pilot program, the National Association of Counties (NACo) in partnership with CVS Caremark, introduced the NACo Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. The program, now available to families residing in any participating NACo-member county, provides a discount on commonly prescribed medications for those that do not have prescription drug insurance.  They average savings is 24% off the regular retail price. NACo President Valerie Brown stated: "These are truly valuable cards counties are making available…

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July 15, 2010
Health and Human Services / Uncategorized
HHS unveils Community Health Data Initiative

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius unveiled the Community Health Data Initiative , featuring the Network of Care, earlier this month in Washington, D.C.  The innovative health-data project is a result of the partnership's between NACo, Triology Integrated Resources, LLC, and the Healthy Communities Institute. Sonoma County, CA provided a model of the project where a "community dashboard"  gauges the health status of communities based on metrics like vegetable consumption and obesity.  NACo President Valerie Brown believes that the Network…

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June 25, 2010
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