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Health - Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund and Income Tax Checkoff

Sponsor: Kris Fair (District 3)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund to assist Maryland Medical Assistance Program enrollees and insured individuals with heath care costs associated with services and benefits provided under State law that are subject to federal restrictions; requiring certain individuals to provide evidence of need for certain health care assistance; requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on individual income tax return forms for voluntary contributions to the Fund; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHudson, LeeDelaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAPosition only
FAVBrowning, JeremyMaryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffiarsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEberle, MicheleMaryland Health Benefit ExchangeWritten (PDF)
FAVFair, KrisMaryland Legislative LGBTQ+ CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVHoffman, CharlotteTrans MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Fair, Delegate FairlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifeOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
INFOLynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
INFODavis, JanaIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record