Issue Position: Moving Health Care Forward

Issue Position

Access to affordable, quality healthcare is a fundamental right. Maryland has always been a leader on affordable, accessible, innovate healthcare, but we need to make sure our healthcare system works for all Marylanders.

In order to make healthcare more affordable for everyone, we must stabilize the individual health insurance market by going beyond reinsurance to explore Medicaid buy-in on a sliding scale to give consumers more choice and incentivize competition.

We can reduce health disparities, improve access to underserved communities, and build healthier communities by supporting innovative access to community-based healthcare. Building off success stories like the community clinic at Morris Blum Senior Apartments, Maryland can connect need with access and resources by supporting a better continuum of care, integrating primary care with mental and behavioral health, utilizing technology in telehealth and digital records to provide better preventative care.

We must expand home healthcare services that allow seniors to age in place. This means better integrating healthcare and support services, expanding senior center services, and increasing transportation opportunities -- everything from building wheelchair ramps to providing better public transit.

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