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Winners and Losers of the General Assembly Session

Vinny DeMarco and the Maryland Citizens Health Initiative: It continues to be the model for

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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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Lawmakers approve drug “price gouging” bill

WYPR April 12, 2017 Brendan Reynolds Hours before adjourning for the year, state lawmakers approved

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Bill would allow AG to pursue drug companies for price gouging

WBAL  Apri 10, 2017 ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland state Senate passed legislation Friday that

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Bills Head To Governor’s Desk, Following General Assembly Session

WJZ Baltimore April 10, 2017 Pat Warren BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This year’s 90-day session of the

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Generic drug price gouging could be penalized in bill sent to Hogan

Maryland Reporter April 10, 2017 By Dan Menefee A prohibition on generic drug price gouging now

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Maryland lawmakers OK measure to fight drug price gouging

Doug Mayer, a spokesman for the Republican governor, said Hogan will review the bill before

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Generic drug price gouging could be penalized in bill sent to Hogan

The House voted 137-2 for the bill, HB631, and the Senate approved it on Friday 38-7 with a handful

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Maryland alcohol tax increase linked to drop in drunk driving crashes

"It's very very important that the public know that public health policies like this work," DeMarco

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Overhaul of health law faces criticism from both sides in Maryland

Health care advocates and Democratic lawmakers in Maryland called a newly released GOP plan to

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Maryland Legislature addresses prescription drug cost

Maryland is now ground zero in the battle over curbing the cost of prescription medication, and the

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Md. health officials call for drug affordability legislation

About 300 generic drugs’ prices more than doubled from 2010 to 2015, according to a 2016 report

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Advocates suggest ways to cut health insurance costs

"We have to look at the cost drivers of health care," said Del. Susan W. Krebs, a Carroll County

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MD health group attacks high costs of prescription drugs

With EpiPens and other prescription drugs rising in cost, families who desperately need them but do

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Coping with the skyrocketing costs of EpiPens

WJZ News CBS Devin Bartolotta September 22, 2016 There is renewed outrage over the astronomical

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Advocacy group pushes for transparency

Baltimore Sun Erin Cox September 8, 2016 A coalition of Maryland health care advocates want to

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Proposals would address skyrocketing prescription drug prices

The Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative wants to make drug companies disclose how they come up

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Health care advocates push MD to address prescription drug prices

“We think they are fair, reasonable proposals that can make prescription drugs more affordable.

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Media Advisory: New Poll Shows MDers Very Strongly Support Measures to improve Prescription Drug Affordability

“As we turn our attention to making sure health care is affordable, we will focus our attention

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MD sets healthcare example

We know that people who have access to quality health coverage are more secure, have better health