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Bill would require Maryland to report aggregated women's health-care cost data, sponsors say
Summary
SB 485 would require annual aggregated cost reporting on prenatal, birth, postpartum, pregnancy, abortion, menopausal and related mental-health services to inform policy and reveal disparities; sponsor emphasized privacy protections and said 47 states already report similar data.
Sen. Mary Beth Caroza told the Senate Finance Committee that SB 485 would direct the Maryland Department of Health to collect and publish aggregated cost data across a range of women's health services — prenatal, birth, postpartum, pregnancy care, abortion, menopausal care and related mental-health services — while maintaining privacy protections for patients.
Caroza said the bill is intended to "promote transparency and accountability in…
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