- Title
- Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Act of 2024)
- Sponsored by
- Senators Gile, Feldman, Beidle, Ellis, Guzzone, Hester, Hettleman, Jackson, Klausmeier, Kramer, and Lam
- Status
- In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. (Finance)
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
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.
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Details
Cross-filed with: HB0340
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024
Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill
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Last Updated: 4/15/2024 3:19 PM