Maryland’s health department has agreed to renew Kaiser Permanente’s contract as a Medicaid provider, averting widespread loss of coverage.

The Maryland Health Department and Kaiser Permanente settled negotiations on a contract that will let the health care company continue as a state Medicaid provider, ensuring that more than 100,000 patients can keep their doctors.

The most recent report by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a health care accreditation group, gave the Kaiser Permanente Medicaid plan for its Mid-Atlantic Region, which includes Maryland, 4.5 out of five stars for “overall treatment, prevention, equity, and patient experience.”

The Maryland Department of Health and Kaiser Permanente have settled negotiations on a contract that will let the health care company continue as a state Medicaid provider, ensuring that more than 100,