MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, has formally urged the Maryland Insurance Administration to reject requested mid-year 2026 premium increases submitted by UnitedHealthcare for Maryland’s small group insurance market, citing concerns over affordability, access to care, and continued strain on Maryland patients and physicians. Read more in the latest #MedChiNews - https://t.co/Ijezxgd2dk
Last week our Mini-Med School at Touchpoint Baltimore covered trauma, resilience & heat safety. 🏥🧠
🔗Join the final session June 16! Learn more: https://t.co/ctqbtPddoR
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Interested in Medicare value-based payment opportunities for OB-GYN practices in Maryland? See What @MedChiupdates and @CRISPhealth are working on.... https://t.co/1uBahtshcw via @YouTube
Today is #WorldNoTobaccoDay 🚭
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This #WorldNoTobaccoDay, take the first steps toward a healthier life and a healthier planet. Tobacco harms more than your body. It also pollutes our environment. Get free support: call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or text READY to 34191.
.@MDHealthDept Secretary Meena Seshamani joined providers, orgs & advocates to discuss the mental health needs of new & expectant mothers. The roundtable is part of a larger effort to improve maternal health services so that every mother feels supported during & after pregnancy.
Overview of the 2027 Episode Quality Improvement Program (EQIP) opportunities for Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Musculoskeletal (MSK) specialists.
https://t.co/UUBYYIlxtW via @YouTube@MedChiupdates
UnitedHealthcare‘s requests to increase premiums for tens of thousands of customers midyear are facing pushback in Maryland.
According to the Maryland Insurance Administration website, the insurer sent four requests for rate changes in the small group market under the Affordable Care Act.
Read more in @MDDailyRecord - https://t.co/dzaIFHoseK
MedChi’s latest Impact Update is now available, with updates from @GeneRansom, MedChi CEO, and Dr. Eric Wargotz, MedChi President.
🔗 Check it out here: https://t.co/4yBwC1uyHZ
According to recent alerts from the Maryland Board of Physicians (MBP), scammers are actively posing as medical board investigators, contacting physicians and PAs via telephone or in writing, with claims that their license is at risk unless they send money.
If you receive any communication by phone or letter that demands immediate payment, MBP advises you NOT to provide personal or financial information to the individual or individuals requesting it.
To see a copy of a scam letter, please click here - https://t.co/4M4kRlHWQb
EQIP Subgroup meeting May 15 2026 https://t.co/mMb1AswiJ9 via @YouTube Great to host and chair this morning’s EQIP Subgroup meeting in partnership with @CRISPhealth , @MedChiupdates , #HSCRC and @MDHealthDept - The video is up:
MedChi has formally urged the Maryland Insurance Administration to reject requested mid-year 2026 premium increases submitted by UnitedHealthcare for Maryland’s small group insurance market, citing concerns over affordability, access to care, and continued strain on Maryland patients and physicians. read more in our latest press release, here: https://t.co/rW4nWj0l9d
Today, our office released our latest report, Maryland Industry Analysis: Health Care & the Economy. The report finds that health care is Maryland’s largest and fastest‑growing industry, employing 427,000 people and generating more new jobs than any other sector. Last year, the health care industry created nearly 15,000 new jobs in Maryland.
Read the full report at https://t.co/P0Z17pOHfC
Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed among men ages 20 to 35.* Talk to your health care provider about whether testicular cancer screening is right for you. Learn more: https://t.co/FYCCxNo1Ri.
*Source: National Institutes of Health
MedChi CEO, @GeneRansom, and MedChi President, Eric Wargotz, M.D., FCAP, both residents of Queen Anne's County, joined Queen Anne's County Sheriff @GaryHofmann45 and 1st/Sgt George Sewell for DEA's National Drug #TakeBackDay at @QAsheriff. The sheriff's office will take medicines any day at their headquarters in Centreville.