Universal Health Care Peter Beilenson, MD, MPH, commissioner of health for Baltimore City, told a gathering of social workers at the University that major reforms are needed in the ways society fights drug addiction and provides health care for low-income residents in Maryland. We will probably never have a completely drug-free society. Drugs have been around since Mesopotamian times. The trick is to keep the consequences of using drugs to a minimum. It is extremely organized.
Crime drops during needle exchange time.
He discussed his work with the group and its mission to transform Maryland's health care structure by providing every Marylander with quality health care. Men can't get work because they can't afford physicals required for the position. It's a catch-22. We took a scientific poll to determine the support of the citizens of Maryland in providing health care for everyone. Eighty percent of taxpayers say that they agree with our proposal and that they would pay extra to help those in need.