Dan Koenig Morhaim (born on December 27,1948[1]) is an American politician,physician,and author. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing northwest Baltimore County from 1995 to 2019.[2] He sponsored legislation concerning healthcare,the environment,and streamlining government operations.[3] As an author,Morhaim has written articles for medical publications and the general media at large.[4][5]
Morhaim was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1994[1] and was re-elected in 1998,2002,2006,2010,and 2014.[7] He chose not to run for re-election in 2018.[8]
In the legislature,Morhaim served on committees including the Environmental Matters Committee (1995–2003),the Health and Government Operations Committee (2003–17),the Judiciary Committee (2017-19),Joint Committee on Administrative,Executive,and Legislative Review (2003–19),the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing (2007–14),[9] the Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee (2009–14),the Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government (2011–14),the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity,Information Technology,and Biotechnology (2014–19),the Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government (2015–19),and the Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders (2015–19).[1] Morhaim sponsored numerous bills focusing on health care,the environment,and procurement reform.[10] In 2017,the House reprimanded Morhaim[11] for paid consulting work performed for a company seeking a medical cannabis license.[12]
In 2018,Morhaim announced,after 24 years of service in the Maryland General Assembly,that he would not seek re-election.[2]
He served as co-chair of the Alliance for Patient Access,a bipartisan national organization of physicians elected to state office,and as co-chair of the Innovations in Health Care Task Force for the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL).[16]
He has been recognized for his medical,academic,and legislative work by numerous organizations,including receiving the AMA's Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Public Service in 2011 and awards from Maryland nurses,physicians,architects,retailers,minority business groups,and others.[17]
Morhaim, Dan (2012). The better end: surviving (and dying) on your own terms in today's modern medical world. Baltimore, Md: Johns Hopkins University Press. p.160. ISBN978-1421404189.
Personal life
Morhaim is married to Shelley Cole Morhaim (writer, film producer, and Chair of the Maryland State Arts Council), and they have three adult children.[27]
Notes
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