The Baltimore Banner
January 7, 2025
Brenda Wintrode and Pamela Wood
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Maintaining health care programs
With the possibility that the incoming Trump administration will target the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature health legislation, the state needs to “fiercely guard our health care dollars,” Jones said.
“I understand the importance of the budget as a tool to protect our most vulnerable Marylanders,” Jones said.
Also under consideration is the next step in the state’s ongoing efforts to cap prescription drug costs.
State law already limits how much state and local government pays for certain prescription drugs included in employees’ health care plans.
Moving forward, Maryland may try this year to expand the power of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board — which sets those caps — to limit prescription drug prices for all employers’ health care plans.
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Last modified: January 7, 2025
