WMDT
August 12, 2026
Andrea Durán
Excerpt:
“Salisbury, Md. – The state of Maryland is launching a new campaign to get candidates running for state government to support legislation aimed at bringing down the cost of prescriptions.
The proposal would allow Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board to set payment limits for drug costs in the state that match the Maximum Fair Price, also known as MFP, for drugs negotiated by Medicare.
“We all suffer because our insurance companies pay so much for these drugs that it makes our health insurance premiums go higher. We all suffer from it,” The Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition President Vincent DeMarco said. “State and local governments are gouged by the drug corporations. The fact of the matter is, it does not have to happen that way.”
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Last modified: August 17, 2026
