Eighteen of Maryland’s 24 counties are considered rural. Doctors, dentists and mental-health services can be sparse, but there are some inventive, collaborative ways to provide close-by care.

Lara Wilson, who heads a nonprofit that advocates for quality healthcare in rural Maryland, tells us about patients whose lives changed once they could get much-needed medical attention.

And Mark Luckner, director of the state commission mandated to expand access to health services in underserved areas … talks about funding priorities … and why grants to rural nonprofits yield promising outcomes.

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