Comptroller report reveals steep challenges facing Maryland’s healthcare industry

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 971

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Healthcare and social assistance is the largest industry and leading job creator in Maryland, employing about 427,000 people with 51,000 new jobs added since 2022, but there are strains on the industry, a new report says.

Those include an aging workforce, high vacancy rates in some professions, likely cuts in federal funding at a time when the state’s population is aging and needs more care, among other challenges.

Those are just some of the findings …

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