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  • Beginning May 1, 2024, a change to your pharmacy benefits will include a copay for prescriptions for the following, as directed by Maryland Medicaid:

     

    • Non formulary brand-name RX - $3
    • Formulary brand name - $1
    • Generic formulary and non formulary Rx - $1
    • Antiretroviral for the treatment of HIV/AIDS brand/generic - $1

     

    Excluded from all pharmacy copays are the following:

     

    • Individuals under the age of 21
    • Pregnant women
    • American Indian Tribal members
    • Members who are receiving a "short fill" (3-day supply) for emergency services
    • Members receiving hospice care
    • Members receiving family planning activities
    • Members in long term care facilities (LTC), skilled nursing facilities (SNF), and assisted living facilities will have $0 pharmacy copay

     

    Over the Counter (OTC) Supply Catalog

     

    Each member can order $15 per month of certain over the counter (OTC) drugs and supplies from an Aetna Better Health of Maryland catalog.  Your monthly supplies can be ordered in person at your local CVS pharmacy, online or by phone.  When you order online or by phone, your supplies are mailed right to your home.  You can use this link to place an order. 

     

    Adult Dental Coverage - On January 1, 2023, the Maryland Healthy Smiles Dental Program will cover a wide range of dental services for adults 21 and over.

     

    You can view local resources available at no cost for Loneliness and Isolation: Resources for Loneliness and Isolation (PDF)

     

     

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a virus that can make babies very sick. It spreads easily through coughs, sneezes, or by touching infected surfaces, causing breathing problems, fever, and lung infections like pneumonia. RSV is the top reason babies go to the hospital. 

     

    Learn more information on how to protect your baby from RSV (PDF)

Events

Learn more about our events coming soon to your area.

  • April 2025

     

    Tuesday the 15th

    Aberdeen Middle School Healthy Heart Market Place

    Aberdeen Middle School

    3:30pm – 5:30pm

    111 Mount Royal Avenue, Aberdeen, MD 21001

     

    Wednesday the 16th

    Charles County Detention Center Re- entry Fair

    Office of the Sheriff – Charles County

    9:00am – 3:00pm

    6905 Crain Highway, La Plata, MD 20646

     

    Thursday the 17TH

    Riders Glen & Homes at the Glen Easter Egg Hunt 2025

    Habitat for Humanity

    10:00am – 1:00pm

    73 Juliana Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401

     

    Friday the 18th

    Catholic Charities Diaper Distribution April 2025

    Catholic Charities Langley Park Catholic Center Office

    10:00am – 12:30pm

    1408 Merrimac Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20783

     

    Friday the 25th

    Judy Center at Sandalwood Elementary Baby Shower

    Judy Center Sandalwood Elementary School

    10:00am – 12:30pm

    900 South Maryln Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21221

     

    Friday the 25th

    Safe Streets Resource Day Baltimore Upton/Penn North

    Safe Streets

    4:00pm – 8:00pm

    1601 Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217

     

    Monday the 28th

    Greater Riverdale Thrives Resource Hub

    Greater Riverdale Thrives

    10:00am – 2:00pm

    5401 Good Luck Road, Riverdale, MD 20737

     

    Wednesday the 30th

    Washington Street THC Resource Fair

    Total Health Care, Inc.

    10:00am – 1:00pm

    1111 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230

     

    May 2025

     

    Thursday the 1st

    2025 Community Connections Building Awareness Access Conference

    Baltimore Connect

    9:00am – 4:00pm

    3201 Tioga Parkway, Suite Q, Baltimore, MD 21215

     

    Thursday the 1st

    Laurel Elementary School Resource Fair 2025

    Prince George’s County Public Schools

    4:00pm – 6:00pm

    516 Montgomery Street, Laurel, MD 20707

     

    Friday the 2nd

    Calvert County Community Resource Fair

    Calvert Co. Government Department of Community Resources

    11:00am – 3:00pm

    115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678

     

    Saturday the 3RD

    North County Community Fair

    Anne Arundel County Public Schools

    10:00am – 2:00pm

    10 E. 1st Avenue

     

    Saturday the 3rd

    Cradlerock Elementary School Resource Fair

    Howard County Public Schools

    10:00am – 1:00pm

    6700 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045

     

    Saturday the 3rd

    Morning Star Community Baby Shower

    Morning Star Baptist Church

    11:30am – 3:00pm

    6665 Security Blvd, Baltimore County, MD 21207

     

    Friday the 9th

    Catholic Charities Open Enrollment Fair

    Catholic Charities Head Start

    11:00am – 2:00pm

    1500 Washington Blvd, Baltimore City, MD 21230

     

    Monday the 14th

    Hanover St THC May 2025 Resource Fair

    Total Health Care, Inc.

    11:00am – 2:00pm

    3540 S. Hanover Street, Baltimore, MD 21225

     

    Tuesday the 15th

    Charles County Pupil Personnel Workers Community Day 2025

    Pupil Personnel Workers (Charles County Public Schools)

    3:00pm – 6:00pm

    2500 Davis Road, Waldorf, MD 20603

     

    Saturday the 17th

    Spring Festival

    Essex Community Development Corporation

    11:30am – 3:00pm

    99 Stemmer’s Run Road, Essex, MD 21221

     

    Thursday the 22ND

    Westside Health Center May 2025 Resource Fair

    Total Health Care, Inc.

    11:00am – 2:00pm

    2449 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21223

     

    June 2025

     

    Saturday the 7TH

    Dr. Brown E.S. Community Day – Summer Send Off

    Total Health Care, Inc.

    10:00am – 12:00pm

    421 University Place, Waldorf, MD 20602

     

    Saturday the 7TH

    John Hopkins Health Resource Fair

    John Hopkins inHealth

    12:00pm – 12:00pm

    1501 N. Dukeland Street, Baltimore, MD 21216

     

    Saturday the 7TH

    Howard County Unity in the Community 2025

    Howard County Recreation & Parks

    1:00pm – 4:00pm

    9411 Whiskey Bottoms Road, Laurel, MD 20723

     

    Thursday the 12TH

    Division Street THC Resource Fair

    Total Health Care, Inc.

    10:00am – 1:00pm

    1501 Division Street, Baltimore, MD 21217

     

    Saturday the 14TH

    Trinidad Baptist Church Community Day 2025

    Trinidad Baptist Church

    11:00am – 4:00pm

    6611 Walker Mills Road, Capitol Heights, MD 20743

     

    Thursday the 19TH

    Juneteenth Celebration (Indian Head)

    Nu Zeta Omega Chapter of AKA Sorority

    12:00pm – 2:00pm

     

    Wednesday the 25TH

    Washington Street THC Resource Fair

    Total Health Care, Inc.

    10:00am – 1:00pm

    1111 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230

     

    Saturday the 28TH

    Laurel Expungement Clinic & Holistic Fair 2025

    Councilman Marin Mitchell

    10:00am – 1:00pm

    507 7th Street, Laurel, MD 20707

  • Mobile health and wellness RV

     

    When it comes to your health, we want to meet you where you are. That’s why we bring Cora, our mobile health and wellness RV, to you and your community.

     

    Come check out Cora and you can learn healthy tips, like how to:

     

    • Eat healthy on a budget
    • Set goals and achieve them
    • Stay more active

     

    You’ll also enjoy healthy and fun activities like: 

     

    • A smoothie bar
    • Games and fitness challenges
    • Health screenings (body mass index (BMI) screening, for example)

     

    You can check out Cora at one of our community events. Cora will be visiting community centers, health fairs and festivals across Maryland when it is safe to do so.

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