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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh (right) stands with county and health officials and advocates during a March 6 press conference at the Treaty of Paris restaurant in Annapolis to show support for legislation creating a prescription drug affordability board. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Md. House Approves Creation of Prescription Affordability Board

by William J. Ford March 27, 2019October 31, 2020

The House of Delegates on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a measure to create a board that supporters say would protect those against the high cost of prescription drugs.

Politics, William J. Ford

Md. Lawmakers Mull Prescription Drug Board

by William J. Ford March 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Jo Saint-George, an attorney and member of the Maryland State Conference of the NAACP, speaks at a Feb. 14 press conference in support of legislation to create a prescription drug affordability board in the state. Vincent DeMarco (left), president of the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, leads a group of health care organizations and advocates supporting the measure. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Md. Board Proposes to Slash Prescription Drug Prices

by William J. Ford February 14, 2019October 31, 2020