I Applaud the new Healthy Howard Healthcare Access Program

I am excited by the new Healthy Howard Healthcare Access Initiative. This new program is designed to address the challenge of providing affordable healthcare access to working adults who otherwise would fall through the cracks. This program is not a free hand-out, but it is designed to provide a low-cost, means-tested alternative for Howard County’s low income residents to obtain access to healthcare and wellness services. I applaud our government for taking the risk to try a new progressive approach to this problem. This is the type of action that shows government at its best. Here’s hoping that this program can be implemented in a fashion that is both affordable both to those that don’t have access to affordable healthcare and to the Howard County taxpayers in general.