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Summary
The bill lets retirees who began Maryland state service before July 1 2011 stay in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits prescription drug plan, while cutting that benefit for retirees hired on or after that date and their Medicare‑eligible spouses and children. It repeals three existing retiree drug‑assistance programs and replaces them with new coverage, catastrophic, and life‑sustaining reimbursement programs. The measure also requires notices, counseling, and reporting to help affected retirees transition to Medicare drug plans.
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- Appropriations — Bill HearingAppropriations · Mar 19, 2026
History
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Appropriations
Sponsors
- Grammer · sponsor
- Arikan
- Chisholm
- Fisher
- M. Morgan
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
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