A recent article by health care scholars from Johns Hopkins and the Heritage Foundation highlights Governor Hogan’s leadership on health care in Maryland as a model for “market-driven alternatives to single payer.” 

In 2018, Governor Hogan announced a major expansion of Maryland’s innovative All-Payer Model, gaining bipartisan praise from Democratic leaders such as Senator Ben Cardin as well as the Trump administration. Under Governor Hogan’s bipartisan health care reforms, Maryland “experienced a premium rate reduction of 13.4 percent in 2019, and it is projecting yet another 10.3 percent reduction in 2020.” 

Governor Hogan’s success story shows that – despite the divisive politics on health care in Washington – it’s possible to make real bipartisan progress on this issue by rejecting the extremes of both sides.

With Maryland’s key COVID-19 metrics improving dramatically, Governor Hogan is continuing his gradual, evidence-based recovery plan. Yesterday, Governor Hogan held a press conference to authorize every county school system in the state to begin safely reopening in accordance with their flexible hybrid plans.

Noting that “nearly everyone agrees that there is no substitute for in-person instruction,” Governor Hogan thanked “all of the parents, child care providers, teachers, and staff for their hard work to adapt to very difficult circumstances in recent months.” 

Maryland’s positivity rate is now down to 3.3%, a decline of more than 87% from its peak and well below the World Health Organization’s key benchmark of 5%. Meanwhile, deaths and hospitalizations have also declined dramatically. 

Watch Governor Hogan’s Press Conference Here