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Here you’ll find the latest member news, bulletins and resources.

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)

 

 

Aetna Better Health of Maryland offers extra benefits to help with your health and wellness.  Please click here (embed notice) to see the following Value Added Benefits for 2025.  For more information, please contact Member Services at 1-866-827-2710 (TTY: 711)

 

Value-added benefits (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.

Fall 2024 newsletter — English (PDF)

 

Fall 2024 newsletter — Spanish (PDF)

 

 

 

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