HB 340

Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs For All Marylanders Now Act)

Sponsor: Bonnie Cullison (District 19)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $1,000,000 for the Prescription Drug Affordability Fund which provides funding for the Board; and requiring the Board, under certain circumstances, to establish a process for setting upper payment limits for all purchases and payor reimbursements of prescription drug products in the State that the Board determines have led or will lead to affordability challenges.

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Testimony (93)

MGA witness list

FAV 57FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 27UnfavorableINFO 7Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral
FAV	Zarzecki, Larry	AARP MD Volunteer	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gutman, James	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Berkowitz, Rosalyn	Baltimore County Commission for Women	Oral
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohen, Rochelle	Be the Change	Oral
FAV	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diggs, Lawrence	Caucus of African American Leaders	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mills, Morganlobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cullison, Delegate, Bonnie	Delegate Bonnie Cullison	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland, End Medical Debt	End Medical Debt Maryland	Position only
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Tozaki, Cpt. Keegan	Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	MSCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fabian-Marks, Johanna	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kess, NaShonalobbyist	Maryland State Conference of the NAACP	Oral
FAV	Huffman, Mark	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Marylnad House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Mayor, Baltimore City Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland, NAMI	NAMI Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schwartz, Paul	NARFE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	York, Andrew	Prescription Drug Affordability Board	Oral
FAV	Parker, Crystal J.	Progressive Maryland	Oral
FAV	Ravinthiran, Jishian	Public Citizen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolard, Ashley	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Highsmith Vernick, Nikki	The Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buckingham, Stephen	UU Legislative Ministry of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crespo, Virginialobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Vincentlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Cullison, Delegate Cullisonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gorski, Jessica	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hopkins, Jody	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kabara, Ilona	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levin, Barbara	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mortoro, Lynn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reid, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Snee, Patty	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spillane, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vohra, Hanna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walsh, Michaellobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Jennifer	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	horvath, jane	Individual	Oral
UNF	Westrich-Robertson, Tiffany	AiArthritis (International Foundation Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Srebnik, Lauralobbyist	Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only

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Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

AARP MD VolunteerFAV 1

AiArthritis (International Foundation Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis)UNF 1

Baltimore County Commission for WomenFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Be the ChangeFAV 1

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)UNF 1

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Caucus of African American LeadersFAV 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Delegate Bonnie CullisonFAV 1

End Medical Debt MarylandFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Global Coalition on Aging Alliance for Health InnovationUNF 1

Healthcare Distribution AllianceUNF 1

HJMUNF 1

Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue ServicesFAV 1

ICQUNF 1

Kaiser PermanenteFWA 1

KO Public AffairsUNF 1

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of Budget and Management OPSBINFO 1

Maryland Health Benefit ExchangeFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland PDABINFO 1

Maryland Pharmacists AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability BoardINFO 1

Maryland State Conference of the NAACPFAV 1

Maryland Tech CouncilUNF 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Marylnad House of DelegatesFAV 1

Mayor, Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health CentersFWA 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

MSCANFAV 1

NAMI MarylandFAV 1

NARFEFAV 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Partnership to Improve Patient CareUNF 1

Pharmaceutical Researchers & ManufacturersUNF 1

Prescription Drug Affordability BoardFAV 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

Public CitizenFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Rare Access Action ProjectUNF 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchUNF 1

UU Legislative Ministry of MarylandFAV 1

YearFAV 1UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMiicke, SarahBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVMoore, TonaeyaCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.…

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVMiicke, SarahMSCANRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVKess, NaShonaMaryland State Conference of the NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches

FAVCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association

FAVDeMarco, VincentRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund

FAVEgan, AshleyRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVWalsh, MichaelRegistered for: Ameresco; Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC; AthLife Foundation, The; Backpack; Capitol Strategies LLC; Children's Guild, The…

UNFSrebnik, LauraBiotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)Registered for: Biotechnology Innovation Organization; BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

UNFMcDonough, CaitlinHJMRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM); Baltimore Gas and Electric Company…

UNFMemphis, KellyHealthcare Distribution AllianceRegistered for: Healthcare Distribution Alliance

UNFWhite, JoshKO Public AffairsRegistered for: Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.; Glaxo Smith Kline; IWP (Injured Workers Pharmacy); Maryland Legal Aid; Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association; Mobile Voting Project…

UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…

UNFKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

FWATaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

INFOHorton, AliyahMaryland Pharmacists AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Pharmacists Association

INFOBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.