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Poll Shows Strong Support for Rx Drug Measure, Health Care Mandate, Clean Energy

A poll being released Wednesday – the kick-off of the 90-day General Assembly session – shows

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The Latest on the start of Maryland’s legislative session

Maryland's House speaker is expressing confidence lawmakers will approve legislation designed to

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Jealous Unveils Prescription Drug Plan; Frosh Vows to Defend State Law in Supreme Court

“Marylanders desperately need relief from sky-rocketing prescription drug costs,” he said.

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Ben Jealous releases plan aimed at curbing prescription drug costs

DeMarco also urged Jealous’ opponent, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, to support a drug

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Marylanders in Obamacare individual market poised to see rate drop thanks to reinsurance

“We need to build on this success to stabilize premiums over the long term by passing two key

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Politics and prescription drugs for Maryland government retirees

The Maryland Citizens Health Initiative is working to build support for the creation of a state

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Fourth Circuit appeals court strikes down Maryland’s drug price-gouging law

A federal appeals court has struck down a Maryland drug-price-gouging law, a first-of-its-kind

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4th Circuit strikes down Md.’s generic drug price-gouging law

The law, which went into effect Oct. 1, prohibits a significant price increase of an essential

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Maryland law against price-gouging by drug companies is unconstitutional, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a Maryland law passed last year to stop sharp increases

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Experts say Md.’s new reinsurance initiative a short-term fix

“One important question for the legislature to grapple with is, if we in Maryland have a certain

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General Assembly weighs bill to require Marylanders to buy health insurance

Vincent DeMarco, president of Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, praised the idea of using the

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Advocates push new state-level insurance mandate

The idea came out of a commission the Democrat-dominated legislature created last year to study the

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With Obama’s federal mandate disappearing, Md. Democrats push ‘down payment’ plan

Proponents of the plan said they’re hopeful that Gov. Larry Hogan (R) will support it, noting he

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Maryland is already coming up with creative solutions for the Republican tax bill

Think Progress Amanda Michelle Gomez January 9, 2018 More people in Maryland are insured now than

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Hogan lets drug price-gouging bill, dozens others become law without signature

Gov. Larry Hogan said Friday he will not block a new law giving the Maryland attorney general's

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Hogan vetoes bill to ‘ban the box’ on college applications

Hogan on Friday also allowed dozens of bills to become law without his signature, including one

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Hogan allows drug price-gouging bill to become law

Gov. Larry Hogan will allow to become law a measure that gives the state attorney general the power

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What is Hogan waiting for?

Maryland would be the first state have such a law if Gov. Larry Hogan signs the Frosh bill – or

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“Unconscionable” drug price spikes could soon be stopped in one state

CBS National April 11, 2017 Maryland would be the first state to empower the state’s attorney

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Maryland Lawmakers Approve Bill To Fight Drug Price-Gouging

Reuters and Huffington Post April 10, 2017 Ian Simpson  Maryland lawmakers have passed a