With the goal of reducing class overcrowding 6,000 classrooms have either been built, repaired, or renovated. They report that pregnant women and 60,000 uncovered children now have health care coverage. Democrats claim the Smart Growth plan will contain suburban sprawl. Democrats also claim success in the state s response to Pfiesteria, which has since become the national model. The Glendening-Townsend Administration implemented programs to reduce the flow of nutrients and animal waste into the Chesapeake Bay.
Democrats also claim aggressive steps have been taken to reduce air pollution.
Requiring HMO s to allow specialists to serve as primary care providers Requiring HMO s to allow standing referrals to specialists so patients do not need to go through their primary care physician for repeat visits to a specialist for the same ailment. Requiring the cost of prescriptions to be covered, even if the prescription is not normally covered by HMO s, when the physician says the prescription is necessary. Requiring HMO s to cover a 48-hour hospital stay following a mastectomy or testicular cancer surgery. Designate one office to serve as a consumer information center for HMO issues.