State Prescription Drug Benefits – Retirees
Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - Pensions and RetirementStatus: Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing certain retirees who began State service before July 1, 2011, to be eligible for prescription drug benefits in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; specifying that prescription drug benefits shall be discontinued for certain Medicare-eligible retirees who began State service on or after July 1, 2011, and their Medicare-eligible spouses and dependent children; repealing three Maryland State Retiree Prescription Drug programs that provide coverage and assistance to certain retirees; etc.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist | AFSCME Council 3 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hawkins, Felicia | Maryland Professional Employees Council-AFT, Local 6197 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tolliver, Sheila | none | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Heslin, Ann | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Deborah | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kahn, William | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Myers, Jeff | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richkus, Peta | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wertz, Rose | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Bridgett, Michael | United We Matter | Oral + Written (PDF) |