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Votes at a glance: Health and Government Operations Committee advances several health bills
Summary
The Health and Government Operations Committee advanced a package of health‑related bills including insurer fee changes, coverage mandates, consumer protections and a new abortion grant program.
The Health and Government Operations Committee completed a series of votes on multiple bills during its session. Below are the items the committee moved forward, with key details and the committee action recorded in the transcript.
- House Bill 54: Health Services Cost Review Commission — Repeal of the user fee assessment sunset. Committee action: passed (moved and seconded; no recorded opposition in the excerpt). The bill removes the June 3, 2025 termination date on the formula that sets the HSCRC user fee cap so the cap remains based on 0.1% of budgeted hospital revenue or the largest cap from the preceding five fiscal years.
- House Bill 580: Terminology updates for Maryland code to replace 'firemen' and similar terms with 'firefighters' and gender‑neutral language. Committee action: passed (unanimous in committee).
- House Bill 666: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and private coverage — coverage for coronary artery calcium scoring. Committee action: passed as amended. Debate: members asked whether physicians can…
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