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Federal foster care watchdog quietly rewrote the rules — then sent Maryland a smaller bill
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April 6, 2026
A November 2025 letter from the Children's Bureau reversed a national foster care reimbursement policy, reducing Maryland’s disallowance by $16. Although the financial impact is minimal, the policy change affects all states seeking federal support. The…
Maryland’s Missing Foster Children: What the Numbers Reveal
November 2, 2025
The Maryland Department of Human Services has revealed that 990 children in foster care have been missing since 2020, following an MPIA request by advocates. Policy changes obscured the distinction between runaways and missing children, raising concerns…