MD HB340 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-26 - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-26 - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the Governor in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $1,000,000 for the Prescription Drug Affordability Fund which provides funding for the Board; and requiring the Board, under certain circumstances, to establish a process for setting upper payment limits for all purchases and payor reimbursements of prescription drug products in the State that the Board determines have led or will lead to affordability challenges.
Title
Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (The Lowering Prescription Drug Costs For All Marylanders Now Act)
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-01-26 | House | Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
2024-01-17 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Same As/Similar To
SB388 (Crossfiled) 2024-01-24 - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. (Finance)
Subjects
Appropriations
Budgets
Committees and Commissions
Consumer Protection
Drugs
Governor
Health
Health - Insurance
Prices
Public Health
Reimbursement Rates
Revenue and Taxes
Standards and Best Practices
Budgets
Committees and Commissions
Consumer Protection
Drugs
Governor
Health
Health - Insurance
Prices
Public Health
Reimbursement Rates
Revenue and Taxes
Standards and Best Practices
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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Health - General | 21 | 2C-11 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Health - General | 21 | 2C-13 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Health - General | 21 | 2C-14 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Health - General | 21 | 2C-16 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0340?ys=2024RS |
Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0340f.pdf |