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Rep. Harris Announces $500,000 Award from Health and Human Services for AHEC in Cambridge

July 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Andy Harris (MD-01) announced an award of $514,336 to the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center (AHEC), a facility in Cambridge whose focus is to improve health care coverage and services. The grant was awarded through the Healthy Kids 2019 program of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Rep. Harris made the following statement regarding the grant:

"As a physician who practices at a local hospital, I understand the importance of connecting children to affordable health care on the Eastern Shore. I congratulate AHEC on the award of this federal grant of more than $500,000."

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Issues:Health