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Wicomico County Health Officer reports service increases, warns of potential Medicaid coverage losses
Summary
Health Officer Matthew McConaughey presented the department’s 2023–2028 strategic priorities and annual report, noting growth in language-access services and behavioral-health discharges but warning that recent federal budget changes could put an estimated 4,160 county residents at risk of losing Medicaid coverage under ACA expansion rules.
Matthew McConaughey, Wicomico County Health Officer, presented the Health Department’s biannual report and the county’s 2023–2028 strategic plan priorities: health improvement, communication, workforce and technology. McConaughey highlighted a completed community health needs assessment and local health improvement plan completed with regional partners and cited expanded language-access services (Haitian Creole, Spanish and Portuguese) with more than 4,500 hours of language access in FY25 and 96.7% external customer satisfaction.
The department reported service volumes across divisions: roughly 4,800 WIC clients served,…
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