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WFMD: MD Health Care For All Coalition Proposes Strengthening Prescription Drug Affordability Board

WFMDSeptember 18, 2023 Excerpt: “Legislation to further strengthen the Maryland Prescription

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Baltimore Sun: Maryland advocacy group plans to pursue expansion of drug affordability next legislative session

September 18, 2023Baltimore SunAngela Roberts Excerpt: “I want to make it clear, to anyone

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Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, health advocates talk next steps to drop drug prices

WMDTSeptember 18, 2023Rob Flaks Excerpt: ” During a prescription drug roundtable Maryland

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Schedule of events released for Prescription Drug Affordability Campaign

Following the success of the 2020 and 2022 series of community forums, we are planning to host

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Medicare can now negotiate drug prices. How will this affect costs?

The Baltimore BannerAugust 30, 2023Sarah True Excerpt: Maryland has mounted its own effort to limit

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Biden administration releases list of drugs Medicare will negotiate prices for

WMDTAugust 29, 2023Rob Flaks Excerpt: “Vinny DeMarco of the Maryland Health Care for All

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Biden Administration chooses first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations

Maryland MattersAugust 29, 2023Ashley Murray and Danielle Brown Excerpt: Vincent DeMarco, President

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Media Statement: Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition praises Action by President Biden to Negotiate Drug Prices for Medicare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 29, 2023 Contact: Vincent DeMarco Vincent DeMarco, president of the

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Maryland Matters: Inflation Reduction Act nears 1st anniversary; Van Hollen, state lawmakers highlight health and climate impacts

August 16, 2023Danielle Brown Excerpt: “Approaching the one-year anniversary of the Inflation

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WBFF: Reflecting on the Inflation Reduction Act one year after it was signed

August 14, 2023Excerpt:  It’s been one year since Congress passed the Inflation

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Media advisory: Sen. Chris Van Hollen to Join Health and Climate Leaders to Mark One-Year Anniversary of Landmark Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act has generated major savings on prescription drugs and health insurance

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WMDT: Advocates tout savings ahead of one year anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act

August 9, 2023Rob Flaks Excerpt: President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is coming up on one

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Healthcare Value Hub: Health care affordability in Maryland

MD ranks 10th in the nation for health care affordability.

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Baltimore Sun: What to do if you are at risk of losing Medicaid eligibility READER COMMENTARY

July 24, 2023Baltimore SunLetter to the Editor Excerpt: “Suddenly losing health insurance is

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Maryland health leaders discuss initiatives aiming to address social determinants of health

July 3, 2023State of ReformHannah Saunders Excerpt: Suzanne Schlattman, deputy director of Maryland

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Checking in on Medicaid Check-in: More than 34,000 people lost coverage in May while 76,000 kept it

Maryland MattersJune 12, 2023Danielle Brown Excerpt: “Vincent DeMarco, president of Maryland

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More states embrace drug price boards to curb health costs

AxiosJune 7, 2023Tina Reed Excerpt: State of play: Maryland was the first state to establish

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Commentary: 6% of Marylanders are uninsured. Here’s how we can get them covered.

The ACA has reduced number of uninsured, and state can build on efforts to boost insurance

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Public comments prompt drug affordability board to rework proposed rules

Maryland MattersMay 23, 2023Danielle J. Brown Excerpt: “Maryland’s Prescription Drug

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‘A long time coming’: Four years after its creation, Maryland drug affordability board drafts plan

Baltimore SunMay 20, 2023Angela Roberts Excerpt: “ “…Vincent DeMarco, head of the