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By Mark Shapiro,
FORT MEADE – A new report the Fort Meade Alliance targets reimbursement rates for doctors, a looming shortage of healthcare professionals and the need for wellness care as top public health concerns facing the new workers moving to the region because of BRAC.
“Diagnosing Health Care” summarized the findings of a day-long seminar held at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in May on development, delivery and accessibility of health care.
“Our goal will be to refine and to challenge people to come up with practical ways to tackle these issues,” said Tim O’Ferrall, [committee ]chairman. “Our goal is to create the stage and hope things will come out of it.”
From the viewpoint of legislation, medical and insurance sectors, panels discussed the impact of tens of thousands of new jobs coming to Fort George G. Meade and the surrounding area because of the base realignment and closure process.
A major issue in Maryland discussed was the state reimbursement rate for physicians, which is lower than surrounding states.
“We produce some of the best professionals in all disciplines. Maryland enjoys very good work force development and higher education,” O’Ferrall said. “Since we’re producing them, we want to maintain them at as high a level as possible.”
The group will reconvene this coming spring to discuss solutions.
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