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House hearing spotlights bid to make state operating grant to University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center permanent
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on HB 15-40 to repeal the termination date for an annual state operating grant that supports the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center, with witnesses describing expanded services, clinical-trial access and ongoing workforce and bed-capacity needs in Prince George's County.
Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison urged the Appropriations Committee to give HB 15-40 a favorable report, saying the bill would repeal a termination date on an annual state operating grant that helps support operations at the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center. "I respectfully request a favorable report on HB 15-40 so that we can safeguard the state's investment," Harrison said.
Kristen Jones Bryce, chief external affairs officer for the University of Maryland Medical System, told the committee the county’s health system required a long public–private effort to stabilize and that the hospital’s turnaround included addressing a historical structural deficit…
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