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Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business.
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Supreme Court rules against government on drug reimbursement
The Supreme Court said the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities.
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Read More »Judge: Some Maryland retirees have contract right to prescription benefits
A federal judge has agreed that certain retired Maryland employees have a contractual right to prescription drug benefits, but also found in a ruling issued Thursday that current employees have no such right. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Peter ...
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Read More »Md. lawmakers question legality of prescription drug bill
ANNAPOLIS — Legislation that would make Maryland the first state in the nation to regulate rising prescription drug prices was heard by legislators Wednesday, a month after the courts killed a Maryland law regulating generic drug prices. The death of ...
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Read More »Faith leaders urge creating board to review drug costs
Supporters of creating a state board in Maryland to review high-priced drugs will be outlining the legislation in the state capital.
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Read More »4th Circuit hears arguments on Md.’s drug price-gouging law
Attorneys for an industry group opposed to Maryland’s generic drug price-gouging law told judges in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday that a lower-court judge improperly dismissed a portion of their challenge alleging the law attempts to ...
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Read More »Anne Arundel announces suit against opioid manufacturers, doctors
Anne Arundel County filed suit Thursday against a group of opioid manufacturers, distributors and local doctors with claims ranging from Maryland Consumer Protection Act violations to unjust enrichment. The lawsuit comes four months after the county announced it was contemplating ...
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Read More »Poll: Prescription drug pricing legislation has support in Md. swing districts
A push to expand Maryland’s ability to control prescription drug prices released a poll Thursday that advocates said shows strong support for the effort in swing legislative districts. Voters in the 8th and 38th Districts indicated significant support for measures ...
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Read More »AARP, Public Justice Center among nonprofits supporting Md. price gouging law
The constitutionality of Maryland’s law to curb sharp increases in the prices of generic drugs, scheduled for argument in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals next month, has drawn the interest of regional and national nonprofit organizations who have ...
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Read More »Advocacy group to take aim at prescription drug prices in Md.
A year after the General Assembly passed legislation targeting price gouging by generic drug manufacturers, a health care advocacy group will bring forward legislation in 2018 designed to decrease the prices of all prescription drugs, including brand name and specialty ...
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