Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Specialty Drugs – Definition
What this bill does
Prohibiting the Secretary of Health from considering certain drugs to be specialty drugs for the purposes of providing services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; altering the definition of 'specialty drug' for the purpose of excluding prescription drugs prescribed to treat certain conditions from the authority of certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to require certain drugs be obtained through a certain pharmacy and to provide coverage through a managed care system; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Thakkar, Ali | Main Street Pharmacy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | cywinsky, jeff | chase braxton health care | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | hose, brian | epic | Oral |
| FAV | lindamood, kevin | hch | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | lindamood, kevin | health care for the homeless | Oral |
| FAV | Blendy, Nicholas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kipke, Delegate Kipkelegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | wienner, steve | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Taylor, Allisonlobbyist | Kaiser Permanente | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Celentano, Matt | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland/AHIP | Oral |
| UNF | Cascone, Heatherlobbyist | PCMA | Oral |
| UNF | Fesche, Camillelobbyist | RWL on behalf of PCMA | Oral |
| UNF | Johansen, Mike | RWL on behalf of PCMA | Oral |
| INFO | O'Connor, Patricia | OAG, HEAU | Written (PDF) |