Medicaid Matters! Maryland

MM!MD would like to thank the Public Justice Center for its generous Support as well as the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation, the Consumer Health Foundation and the many others who have also contributed support.

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Medicaid Matters! MD -- Who We Are

MedicaidMatters!MD (MM!MD), is a statewide consumer-focused coalition which brings together a diverse set of over 70 local, regional and statewide organizations representing persons with disabilities, at risk children, vulnerable seniors and the low income community.

The Medicaid Matters to Me Stories Project challenges decision makers to look our most vulnerable citizens straight in the eye.

Since 2004, MM!MD has proven to be effective in advocating for the hundreds of thousands of Marylanders who rely on Medicaid benefits.

12.08.11

Meet MM!MD's New Co-chair!

Lena Hershkovitz holds a MPH from Johns Hopkins University and is currently the Outreach and Education Manager for Healthy Howard, Inc. She will join us at our December meeting so keep an eye out for the meeting announcement.

MM!MD Victories

There are too many children still uninsured in Maryand. Led by MM!MD member Leigh Cobb, Advocates for Children and Youth Health Policy Director, MM!MD applied pressure on every lawmaker to pass the Kids First Express Lane Eligibility Act during Session 2010. The strategy worked.

Members of the coalition voiced outrage over the lack of dental care for indigent children in Maryland that proved deadly for one child. The results: increased funding and greater access to dental servcies.

In partnership with Health Care for All, MM!MD helped win an historic expansion of Medicaid benefits for Maryland families with children. Community education via workshops quickly followed the victory.

"Nothing about us, without us," echoed throughout the halls of power as the disabled community demanded to be heard. MM!MD members turned out in droves to back the Medicaid Living at Home Waiver, which supports Marylanders who choose to reside in the community instead of in nursing homes.