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Maryland Health Department fined $4.7 million over delayed psychiatric care

Original: MD Health Department fined $4.7M so far for delayed psychiatric care

The Maryland Department of Health has been fined a total of $4.7 million to date for delays in providing psychiatric care. The penalties stem from failures to deliver timely mental health treatment, an issue that has drawn scrutiny over the state's capacity to serve patients in need of psychiatric services.

Why now: The scale of the fines is drawing attention to failures in Maryland's mental health care system.

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