5 days ago · Maryland Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott is resigning at the end of February after serving during a tumultuous two years for the state department. Gov. Wes Moore has announced her replacement.

6 days ago · Herrera Scott’s departure comes as her agency is at the center of a budget storm, with a $200 million cut to the Developmental Disabilities Administration among the biggest single cuts as the state struggles to close a $3 billion gap in the fiscal 2026 budget. That proposal has sparked emotional rallies by members of the disabilities ...

5 days ago · ANNAPOLIS — Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott will step down at the end of the month, Gov. Wes Moore’s office announced Thursday. Herrera Scott has led the department since March 2023. Her ...

5 days ago · Laura Herrera Scott, a former member of the Medical Corps in the U.S. Army Reserve, was appointed to the job by Moore in early 2023 to head a state health department beset by various problems.

4 days ago · Herrera Scott’s departure comes as her agency is at the center of a budget storm, with a $200 million cut to the Developmental Disabilities Administration among the biggest single cuts as the ...

Secretary of Health since March 2, 2023. Acting Secretary of Health, January 18 to March 2, 2023. Deputy Secretary of Public Health, 2011-15.

Laura Herrera Scott is an American politician and physician who has served as the Secretary of Health for the U.S. state of Maryland since 2023.

Dr. Laura Herrera Scott is a healthcare leader with expertise across decades in integrating value-based care philosophy with clinical and population health strategies.

5 days ago · Dr. Laura Herrera Scott is departing from her role as the current Department of Health Secretary on Feb. 28, and Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Health Care Financing Ryan B....

Laura Herrera Scott is an American politician and physician who has served as the Secretary of Health for the U.S. state of Maryland since 2023.