File Code: Insurance - Health
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Benson, Hucker, Bobo, Glenn, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Love,
Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama,
and Vaughn
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Health Care Reform Act of 2008
 
Establishing the Maryland Health Care Cost and Quality Transparency
Commission in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing
for the membership and staff of the Commission; requiring the
Commission to adopt a health care cost and quality transparency plan;
establishing requirements for the plan; establishing the Health Care
Cost and Quality Transparency Fund; establishing the purpose,
administration, and sources of funds for the Fund; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/22
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 3/7
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 - 3/12
 - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
 - Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
 - Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
 - Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
 - Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
 - Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
 - Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
 - Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
 - Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
 - Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
 - Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
 - Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
 - Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
 - Health -see also- Mental Health
 - Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
 - Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
 - Health Planning and Cost Review
 - Insurance Administration
 - Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Department of
 - Local Government Mandates
 - Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs
 - Medical Assistance
 - Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
 - Notices
 - Penalties
 - Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
 - Reports
 - Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
 - Rules and Regulations
 - Small Business
 - Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 13-2701 ,
 13-2702 ,
 13-2703 ,
 13-2704 ,
 13-2705 ,
 13-2706 ,
 13-2707 ,
 15-301 ,
 15-301.1 ,
 15-301.2 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 14-509 ,
 14-701 ,
 14-702 ,
 14-703 ,
 14-704 ,
 14-705 ,
 14-706 ,
 14-707 ,
 14-708 ,
 14-709 ,
 15-605 ,
 15-605 ,
 15-1203 ,
 15-1303 ,
 15-1304 ,
 15-1305 ,
 15-1306 ,
 15-1312 ,
 15-1312 
)
 -   Labor and Employment
 - (
 12-101 ,
 12-102 ,
 12-103 ,
 12-104 ,
 12-105 ,
 12-106 ,
 12-107 ,
 12-108 ,
 12-109 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered