Jan 31, 2023
By: WMAR Staff

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Health care for all, that’s the goal of a new legislative package some Maryland lawmakers are calling for.

The set of laws look to expand affordable health insurance and bring down the cost of prescription drugs.

Maryland is currently 5th best in the nation in health care.

In the past few years the number of people without insurance has dripped from 13% of all Marylanders to just 6%, around a 400,000 person difference.

But supporters of the new law package say we still have a long way to go.

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