Health Care and Reproductive Rights in the 2025 Session​

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Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act (HB 424/SB 357) -  Expand the Prescription Drug Affordability Board with authority to make limits on high drug costs to all Marylanders (currently only applies to state and local government employees.

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Sunset Repeal Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies (SB 5/HB 297)- This bill would extend this successful program which provides subsidies to help young adults obtain affordable health insurance, which has reduced the numbers of young adults (18-34) not insured. This program has increased insurance coverage for Black young adults by 46% and Hispanic young adults by more than 50% year over year compared to an overall enrollment increase for all young adults of 27%.

This Legislation would enable our state to continue to provide subsidies to low-income young adults who purchase health coverage through the Maryland Health Exchange.

The pilot program in 2025 will assist approximately 64,000 young adults have coverage for health insurance.

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For more information, please contact our Health Care Issue Lead at Healthcare@uulmmd.org​.

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