Maryland House Bill 971

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-03 - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the Maryland Medical Advisory Committee to form subcommittees and workgroups, as necessary, to carry out the duties of the Committee; establishing the Workgroup to Study the Adoption of a Fee-for-Service Model for all Medicaid Services to study the feasibility of implementing a direct care payment model throughout the State's Medicaid program; and requiring the workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Advisory Committee and certain members of the General Assembly by January 1, 2027.

Maryland Medical Advisory Committee - Duties and Workgroup to Study the Adoption of a Fee-for-Service Model for All Medicaid Services

Del. Jamila Woods [D]	Del. Kris Fair [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Julian Ivey [D]
Del. Aaron Kaufman [D]	Del. Jeffrie Long [D]	Del. Susan McComas [R]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]
Del. Kent Roberson [D]	Del. Denise Roberts [D]	Del. Malcolm Ruff [D]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]
Del. Deni Taveras [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-03	House	Withdrawn by Sponsor
2026-02-23	House	Hearing canceled
2026-02-13	House	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06	House	First Reading Health

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	15	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0971?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0971f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0971_hlt.pdf