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Sen. Pamela Bridal urges fee schedule for workers’ compensation prescriptions to save counties millions
Summary
Sen. Pamela Bridal (D-32) asked the House Economic Matters Committee to report favorably on Senate Bill 306, which would direct Maryland's Workers' Compensation Commission to adopt a prescription drug fee schedule for workers' compensation claims by Sept. 1, 2026, and require a study by the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board by March 1, 2026.
Sen. Pamela Bridal (D-32) told the House Economic Matters Committee that Senate Bill 306 would require the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission to adopt a prescription drug fee schedule for workers' compensation by Sept. 1, 2026, and directs the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) to complete a study by March 1, 2026, to inform that schedule. Bridal cited data showing wide price differences between billed pharmacy amounts and acquisition-cost benchmarks and said a fee guide could save counties and self-insured employers millions.
Bridal said the bill does not prescribe a single index and specifically excludes use of Average Wholesale Price (AWP), which she called an unreliable benchmark. The legislation lets the commission choose acquisition-based measures — e.g., NADAC, WAC/AAC or…
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