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Tax Increase On Cheaper Tobacco Products Aims To Reduce Number Of Teen Users

“Based on what’s happened in other states, we know this will reduce the use of this product by

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Price of little cigars more costly because of tax

A tax increase on small cigars and other tobacco products popular with teenagers has resulted in a

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Tax-hike on chewing tobacco, cheap cigars expected to reduce use

“Those are the kind of increases that will have a dramatic impact,” said Vincent DeMarco,

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Group to release study on tobacco tax increase

WTOP 10/24/2012, 4:33am ET BALTIMORE (AP) A Maryland health advocacy group is releasing a study on

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If GOP repeals ‘Obamacare’ what happens to patients in Maryland?

The state has gained an edge by working on the exchange quickly, said Matthew Celentano, deputy

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Cigarette taxes saved my kids’ lives

Maryland should again raise the cost of smoking. An Op-ed in the Baltimore Sun by Rev. Fred Weimert

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Support is growing…

Over 460 organizations have endorsed our Healthy Maryland Initiative proposal to increase the state

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Maryland wins big grant for its insurance marketplace

Maryland gets $123 million in federal money to build health insurance exchange Baltimore Sun

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Health Reform and Healthy Businesses Event

Learn how health reform will affect your business, including the effects of health insurance

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Ready, or Not, for Obamacare

“We want to be the model,” says Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown

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Health Enterprise Zones

We participated in a great public forum last night at the Long Branch Community Center to discuss

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Maryland outlines $14M in alcohol tax revenue for health programs

Baltimore Business Journal Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 2:59pm EDT by Sarah Gantz, Reporter Maryland

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Alcohol tax funds boost long-term care services in Maryland

About $14.3 million generated by the 2011 state alcohol tax will be used to expand long-term care

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Health advocates cheer use of Md. alcohol tax

"It worked out exactly as we wanted, that it's being used for these purposes through the regular

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New Fiscal Year Means Tax Hikes In Maryland

Taxes will jump from 15 percent of wholesale to 70 percent on "little cigars."

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See Video: Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Mandate

WBAL Radio 1090AM July 2, 2012 The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance

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O’Malley says Supreme Court’s ruling on health care gives Maryland considerable momentum

Gov. Martin O’Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown said Thursday the Supreme Court’s ruling to

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Officials react to Supreme Court decision on health care

Vincent DeMarco, of the Health Care for All Coalition, said, "Because we have to fully implement

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With health care act a go, Maryland expects phones to ring

“The exchange bill that passed this year is a national model — it goes beyond creating a

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Reaction to Supreme Court decision on health care includes victory dances and calls for repeal

“We at the Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition look forward to working closely with the