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Media Release: Senate Budget & Taxation Committee to hear Testimony on Bill to Create Health Equity Resource Communities and Expand Health Care in Underserved Areas

The Senate Budget & Taxation Committee will hear testimony at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27th, on SB

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Maryland Matters: Jones Introducing Package of Bills to Reduce Health and Financial Disparities in Communities of Color

House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) unveiled a package of bills Tuesday aimed at

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The Baltimore Sun: Ministers endorse higher alcohol tax | READER COMMENTARY

Faith groups from across Maryland are a key part of the HERC coalition of over 250 organizations

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Baltimore Sun: Raising Maryland alcohol tax crucial to better health | READER COMMENTARY

Everyone should have access to high-quality, affordable health care, no matter where they live.

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Media Release: Johns Hopkins Institutions Endorse Major Initiative to Expand Health Care in Underserved Communities

Legislative initiative would increase sales tax on alcohol to generate significant new resources

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The Daily Record: Lawmakers, group back health equity resource proposal

Legislation to create permanent Health Equity Resource Communities will be introduced during the

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Baltimore Business Journal: Johns Hopkins among over 250 organizations backing health equity legislation in Maryland

More than 250 organizations including the Maryland Hospital Association, major local insurers

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Maryland Matters: Lawmakers Eye One-Cent Increase in Alcohol Tax to Address Health Disparities

Johns Hopkins University and the JHU health system on Friday joined a legislative push to boost

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Baltimore Sun: Maryland health equity initiative legislation includes increase in alcohol tax to 10%

Johns Hopkins officials endorsed the Health Equity Resource Communities Act at a virtual news

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DEMARCO HIGHLIGHTS HEALTH CARE POLICY GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION

MarylandReporter.com spoke with Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative President Vincent DeMarco

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Use Alcohol Tax to Correct Health Care Disparities – Reader Commentary

Public health works best when it is driven by data and aims to reduce disparities and protect

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Increase in alcohol tax could help address state’s health inequities

Many Maryland communities lack the health care resources they need, leading to stark health

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Maryland lawmakers push for bill to reduce health care disparities

With the start of legislative session still four months away, some Maryland lawmakers are already

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Maryland lawmakers propose alcohol tax hike to address health disparities

Maryland lawmakers and health care advocates proposed increasing the state’s alcohol tax on

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Urge your legislators to support the creation of Health Equity Resource Communities, and join our

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Maryland lawmakers propose alcohol tax hike for health plan

Under the proposal, areas with health disparities would be able to compete for grants and tax

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Maryland’s state lawmakers urge passage of legislation aimed at reducing health care disparities

Maryland’s state lawmakers teamed up with health care advocates and community leaders on

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Lawmakers, Advocates to Unveil Program to Reduce Health Care Disparities

The COVID pandemic has made it even more clear that certain communities, especially communities of