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WYPR: Maryland ACA plan premiums will rise 14.6% next year

WYPRSeptember 25, 2026Scott Maucione Excerpt: Vincent DeMarco, president of Maryland Healthcare for

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WYPR: Maryland healthcare access group launches campaign for prescription drug caps

WYPRAugust 12, 2026Sarah Petrowich Excerpt: The coalition is calling on candidates to back a

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WYPR: Maryland drug affordability board puts payment limits on Ozempic

WYPRMay 19, 2026Scott Maucione Excerpt: The limit will go into effect next year. Also in 2028, the

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WYPR: Maryland panel likely to set upper payment limit on two drugs next month

WYPRMarch 23, 2026Scott Maucione Excerpt: “…By setting an upper payment limit, the

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WYPR: Maryland residents in need of healthcare urged to ‘Check box’ on tax return

January 5, 2026WYPRScott Maucione Excerpt: Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman said 19,000

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NPR, Midday: Maryland’s prescription affordability watchdog gets new teeth. What can it do about costs?

NPR, Midday with Tom HallMay 28, 2025 Widespread agreement on the lack of affordability of medicine

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Maryland may soon be able to limit what private plans pay for some drugs with new vote

WYPRMarch 13, 2025Scott Maucione Exerpt: The Maryland Senate passed a bill Wednesday night to

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January 21, 2025, news conference on Prescription Drug Affordability Board legislation The Afro

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WYPR: Advocates hopeful to expand Maryland Drug Affordability Board’s jurisdiction this year

WYPRJanuary 2, 2025Scott Maucione Excerpt: “Lawmakers and health advocates are hoping to

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Key committee to vote on Maryland drug affordability board plan

WYPROctober 15, 2024By Scott Maucione Excerpt: “Next week, the Maryland General Assembly’s

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WYPR: Advocacy group calls on Maryland candidates to protect health subsidies

WYPRJune 5, 2024Scott Maucione Exerpt: “A prominent health advocacy organization is asking

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Maryland drug affordability board moving forward with eight medications for possible caps

WYPRApril 12, 2024Scott Maucione Excerpt: Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board is

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WYPR: Baltimore sues Eli Lily and others for price gouging

WYPRMarch 20, 2024 Excerpt: “What the mayor is doing is saying we got to have some of that money

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Maryland’s drug affordability board may expand to lower prices if it gets the votes

February 7, 2024WYPRScott Maucione Excerpt: “Drug affordability advocates are working to

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Maryland insurance expansions amounted to about $460 million in saved hospital costs

WYPRScott MaucioneDecember 11, 2023 Excerpt: The estimate comes from medical advocacy group

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Baltimore County executive joins push for drug affordability ahead of 2024 session

WYPRNovember 15, 2023Wambui Kamau Excerpt: In gearing up to effect change in Annapolis, Vincent

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WYPR: Maryland lawmakers take aim at high cost drugs on private insurance plans

September 19, 2023WYPRScott Maucione Excerpt: “…The potential bill would expand the

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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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Lawmakers Express Support For Prescription Drug Board

“I don’t think there’s anybody here that wouldn’t want to vote for this bill,” Senate

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Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski spoke with Governor Hogan about upcoming issues

WYPR 88.1 By John Lee  January 7, 2019 Excerpt:  “Ed Johnson with the Maryland Citizens

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