May 22, 2026

Top MHA News Roundup Stories – May 22, 2026

Here are this week’s top five most-clicked stories from MHA’s News Roundup newsletter.

Mercy Medical Center has long relied on the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to help fund charitable care and community health services for low-income and underinsured patients. But as prescription claim volumes increased and compliance requirements became more complicated, the hospital found its manual auditing process increasingly difficult to manage, prompting the need for a more efficient approach.

Maryland Matters, by Danielle J. Brown
Maryland has a notably older healthcare workforce, which could worsen the ongoing workforce shortage as some look to retire in the coming years.

Maryland Working to Keep People Enrolled in Medicaid as New Requirements Loom
WYPR, by Scott Maucione

Maryland’s health secretary says the state is taking measures to use technology and outreach to keep people enrolled in Medicaid next year as new requirements go into effect next year.


Maryland Seeing Higher ACA Disenrollment Rates in Beginning of 2026 After Federal Tax Credit Expiration
WYPR, by Scott Maucione

Maryland is seeing more people than usual drop out of ACA health care plans after the first quarter after federal subsidies were allowed to sunset by Congress. The state saw an 8% disenrollment rate from people unable to pay for their ACA health care plans from January to the end of March, which translates to about 18,000 residents.


May Is Preeclampsia Awareness Month; OB-GYN Warns of Signs That Can Turn Deadly Fast
WBFF, by Gianna Desiderio

Pre-eclampsia can quickly go from dangerous to life-threatening for both mother and baby if the signs are not recognized. Dr. Abimbade Akhigbe, an OB-GYN at Ascension Saint Agnes, discusses the condition.


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