Maryland auditors ‘hindered’ in medical board report

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An auditor for the state of Maryland says his office has been “hindered” repeatedly in an audit of the University of Maryland Medical System, which has been rocked by scandal and resignations of board members.
Maryland Legislative Auditor Gregory Hook has asked state lawmakers for an extension of a December deadline to report. Legislative leaders granted the extension to March 13.
Hook wrote in a letter late last month that the system has failed to make em