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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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Healthcare Value Hub: Health care affordability in Maryland

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

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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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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

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Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board may bring huge price relief

Maryland will soon be the first state in the country with a functional Prescription Drug

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Maryland Healthcare Package: Young Adult Subsidy, Snap Enrollment, Affordability Boards pass

WMDTApril 8, 2023Rob Flaks Excerpt: ” With just days left in the General Assembly session,

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Bills aiming to improve health care equity, access advance in General Assembly

All five pieces of this year’s legislative agenda from the Maryland Health Care for All!

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Media Release: Package of Health Insurance Legislation Heading for Passage in General Assembly

March 21, 2023Contact: Vincent DeMarco Legislature Making Major Progress Toward Having All

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Baltimore Sun: Advocates, Maryland lawmakers pitch Health Care for All 2023 legislative agenda

January 31, 2023Angela Roberts Excerpt: “With the 2023 Maryland legislative session about

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WFMD: Legislators, Md. Health Care For All Coalition Gather To Express Support For Five Health Care Bills

January 31, 2023By Kevin McManus Excerpt: “The Maryland Health Care For All Coalition says

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WMAR: Lawmakers call for new legislation to get all Marylanders health care coverage

Jan 31, 2023By: WMAR Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Health care for all, that’s the goal of a new

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CTV News: Health Advocates Agenda

January 31, 2023Excerpt: “Advocates are confident that they will make progress on their

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Baltimore Sun Op-Ed: A five-part agenda for Maryland’s legislature

Maryland has long been a leader in innovative health policies that have expanded access to care and

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New Maryland state board will scrutinize hundreds of medications to slash prescription costs

WYPRDecember 20, 2022By Scott Maucione Excerpt: “The idea of state agencies pushing to

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Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board finally gets off the ground. Advocates hope its strategy pays off.

The Baltimore BannerDecember 20, 2022Sarah True Excerpt: “… the board will release its

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Baltimore seniors glean how new federal law cuts Medicare prescription costs

By Bethany Raja October 7, 2022 WYPR News Excerpt: U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, who represents the

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State, local advocates share efforts to lower drug prices

Southern Maryland NewsBy Darryl Kinsey Jr. Sep 20, 2022 Excerpt: “These are tremendous