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HB 1357

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Public Health - Reproductive Health Care Data - Report

Sponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (District 35A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to collect and compile annual data on the costs of birth, postpartum care, pregnancy care, and abortion; requiring the Department to post on its website and submit to the General Assembly a reproductive health care data report each December 1, beginning in 2025; and requiring the report to include the aggregated cost data for certain categories of care, comparative data by region within the State, analysis of trends in the cost of care, and recommendations for improving cost efficiency.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVNew, MichaelCharlotte Lozier InstituteOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAtha, StephanieChoose Hope Women's CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVArias, DianelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTrimbath, JeffreylobbyistMaryland Family InstituteOral
FAVBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVArlinghaus, FrancisIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBrocato, DeborahlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Reilly, Delegate ReillylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVEBAUGH, CHERYLIndividualPosition only
FAVReilly, TeresaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTaylor, TomIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
FAVWaychoff, AmyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Position only
UNFRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolencePosition only
UNFOMalley, CatherineWomen's Law CenterWritten (PDF)
UNFElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFJasen, DebiIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
INFOAllen, LukePlanned Parenthood of MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFOHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVTrimbath, JeffreyMaryland Family InstituteRegistered for: Maryland Family Institute
FAVBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.
UNFJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
UNFElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition
UNFKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network