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State drug board offers local savings option; county schools and agencies eligible
Summary
The Prescription Drug Affordability Board told the council it is preparing upper payment limits on several high-cost drugs (including GLP-1 and certain autoimmune medications) that can lower costs for state and local employer plans; officials offered to coordinate with county HR.
Representatives of the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board and the Maryland Healthcare for All Coalition briefed the Anne Arundel County Council on March 10 about the boards authority to set upper payment limits that reduce costs for state and local governments and, after an initial period, for all Maryland residents.
Vinnie DeMarco, president of the Maryland Healthcare for All Coalition, said the boards authority (established in…
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