Maryland Health Care for All!

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

How sick is sick enough? New Medicaid work rule worries patient advocates, states.

Trump administration wants ill recipients to prove they can’t work every six months. Doctors, advocates and state officials wonder how.

06/08/2026

Our Vinny DeMarco was honored to speak on a panel at the conference today about what Maryland advocates are working on to help Marylanders access quality, affordable health care, especially as H.R 1 takes effect.

06/08/2026

Our Vinny DeMarco was honored to speak on a panel at the Grantmakers In Health conference today about what Maryland advocates are working on to help Marylanders access quality, affordable health care, especially as H.R 1 takes effect.

06/05/2026

Thank you to The Collective Empowerment Group, Inc. for having Jamie DeMarco and our own Vinny DeMarco present about the progress of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and the RENEW Act Coalition at the Power Breakfast this morning!

06/04/2026

Your health insurance is important! But federal changes are coming to Medicaid eligibility in 2027.

Learn more at https://www.marylandhealthconnection.gov/checkin

06/01/2026

Summer is here! As families juggle work and kids home from school, we’re highlighting all the free help and assistance to support our neighbors.

Join us for a free webinar on June 9 at 12 p.m. to learn what resources are available for you and your community members from several state agencies and nonprofit organizations.

You’ll get access to free food and nutrition programs, health care coverage and support programs, mental health resources and more.

Experts will also answer your questions live. Join us to stay informed and get connected.

Register here: https://maryland-gov.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vjm_WKnZSge2-Mb98xE4TA

05/30/2026

An Important Update from Maryland Health Care For All!

Maryland's first-in-the-nation Prescription Drug Affordability Board continues its historic progress, voting to establish an upper payment limit on Ozempic for State and local government entities.

This week, Maryland's Prescription Drug Affordability Board voted to move forward on establishing an upper payment limit for the blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic for state and local government entities. The PDAB estimates that this action could save State and local governments $5.8 million each year, with savings growing to up to $164 million when the PDAB expands upper payment limits (https://ow.ly/H3za50Z2V03) to help all Marylanders.

Importantly, this week's action marks the second upper payment limit approved by the PDAB, a critical milestone needed to expand the upper payment limit authority to the commercial market in Maryland. With upper payment limits now established for both Jardiance and Ozempic and set to go into effect on January 1, 2027, the PDAB is expected to begin acting in 2028 to set upper payment limits on high-cost drugs purchased by all Marylanders.

We are thrilled that the PDAB is taking action to bring real relief to strained state and local government budgets, and we are excited that the PDAB will soon be empowered to bring down costs for all Marylanders.

05/29/2026

Our own Catherine Kirk Robins joined WMAR along with Ben Schmitt of the Howard County Education Association to discuss the exciting progress Maryland's Prescription Drug Affordability Board has made with their recent upper payment limit decision on Ozempic. Our state and local governments are set to see impressive savings in the coming year, with those savings growing to $164 million annually when the expanded upper payment limit authority goes into effect!

Maryland capped Ozempic costs for government employees, with a statewide limit set for 2028 that could save $164 million a year.