Recovery Act: Maryland Highlights
| Since the enactment of the Recovery Act in 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made $3.7 billion in stimulus funds available in the State of Maryland* for Community Health Centers, universities and other institutions in the State to provide fiscal relief, improve and expand access to health care, provide child care and other social services for its most vulnerable citizens, establish the infrastructure for health information technology, and conduct scientific research.
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This includes:- $1.9 billion for the increased Federal share (FMAP) of State Medicaid costs.
- $351.5 million for scientific research, equipment, and facilities, including:
- $7 million to build a facility providing new imaging and therapeutic agents at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
- $5 million for facilities to support cutting-edge cancer research at the University of Maryland Baltimore.
- $67.8 million for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), including $2.3 million for subsidized jobs programs.
- $51.6 million for health information technology (IT), including:
- $11 million to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to facilitate health information exchange.
- $6.4 million to the Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients in Baltimore to create a Regional Extension Center to provide health IT support services to doctors and other providers.
- $5.6 million to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to develop training programs for specialized health IT jobs.
- $24 million for the Child Care and Development Fund to increase access to child care and improve quality.
- $21.8 million for Early Head Start and Head Start programs to expand and improve quality.
- $20.2 million for Community Health Center services, construction, renovation, equipment, and health IT, including:
- $2.4 million for Baltimore Medical System and $1.5 million for Three Lower Counties Community Services in Salisbury, both for increased demand, construction, and equipment.
- $13.9 million for the Community Services Block Grant for community action agencies to help low-income residents become self- sufficient.
- $3.5 million for immunization programs.
- $2.5 million for State efforts to fight healthcare-associated infections.
- $2.4 million to support 52 National Health Service Corps clinicians providing primary health care in Health Professional Shortage Areas.
- $1.7 million for meals and nutrition services for the elderly.
- $1.6 million for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative for State programs targeting obesity and tobacco.
*The total funding in this document is based on the HHS Sept. 30, 2011, Financial and Activity Report (FAR) for the Recovery Act, available at the Department’s website, http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/reports/index.html, except for FMAP, which is based on the Oct. 21, 2011, FAR and FMAP obligations of $304.8 million in Recovery Act funds extended by P.L. 111-226. The highlights are a selection of programs funded by the Recovery Act and do not add up to the total funding within the State. For more information about individual HHS programs and Recovery Act funding, see http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/. Last Updated: November 18, 2011 |