HB 1080

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act)

Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (District 21)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 28 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive medical care and other health care services to noncitizen pregnant women who would qualify for the Program but for their immigration status and their children up to the age of 1 year.

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Testimony (62)

MGA witness list

FAV 51FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Prom, Sosseh	African Communities Together	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	LaRue, Michelle	CASA	Oral
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brige	End Medical Debt Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sims, Brianlobbyist	MHA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Polsky, Larry	Maryland Association of County Health Officers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	O'Connor, Patricia	Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hays, Kathleen	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMartino, Mary Beth	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Position only
FAV	Anderson, Stephanielobbyist	O'Malley Miles, Nylen and Gilmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blalock, Isabel	Planned Parenthood of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muniak, Lindsey	Progressive Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Black, Ashley	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Payne, John	Sanctuary DMV	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atwood, Laura	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Darragh, Kerry	The Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abdullahi, Abdi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Klapper, Stephanielobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Loco, Sandra	Individual	Oral
FAV	Paul, Cathrynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sadil, Patrick	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seel, Brian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tiffin, Scottlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, Keisha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Lorraine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Reichert-Price, Sarah	Allegany County Republican Women's Club	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Written (PDF)
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Vernon, Michael	Individual	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral

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Organizations on record

African Communities TogetherFAV 1

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

Allegany County Republican Women's ClubUNF 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

End Medical Debt MarylandFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Maryland Association of County Health OfficersFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)FAV 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

MGA Delegate Pena-MelnykFWA 1

MHAFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 1

O'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreFAV 1

Planned Parenthood of MarylandFAV 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Sanctuary DMVFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVSims, BrianMHARegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVAnderson, StephanieO'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Climate XChange; City of College Park; One Fair Wage; Arc of Prince George's County, The…

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVKlapper, StephanieRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.

FAVPaul, CathrynRegistered for: CASA de Maryland, Inc.

FAVTiffin, ScottRegistered for: Maryland School Counselor Association

FWAKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference