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Maryland's Health Care Exchange on Track to Lower Costs for Consumers

Maryland’s health insurance exchange has the potential to be a national leader in delivering better value for consumers, according to Making the Grade, a new report by Maryland PIRG.

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Consumer Group Calls for New Competitive Health Care Marketplace

Maryland policy-makers can address rising health care costs by implementing an effective health insurance exchange, according to a report released today by consumer advocacy group Maryland PIRG Foundation.

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Health Care Repeal Would Have Costly Consequences

Consumers and small businesses in Maryland will face significantly higher insurance premiums and could see costly coverage denials and price discrimination if efforts to repeal the federal health care law prevail in Congress or in the courts, according to "The Cost of Repeal: Examining the Impact on Maryland of Repealing the New Federal Health Care Law," a new report released today by Maryland PIRG.

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Maryland the Focus for Next Stage of Health Reform

The new federal health care reform law puts state leaders in the driver’s seat, according to a new report by consumer advocacy group Maryland PIRG Foundation.

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President Signs Historic Health Care Law

The passage of health reform today is a huge step forward for the country. It happened because 219 members of the House of Representatives stood up to the powerful health insurance industry lobby.

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Health Care Reform Can Save Maryland $54 Billion

Health care reform might cost $1 trillion, but it can ultimately save the nation $3 trillion, with billions of dollars of benefits for every state in the union, according to a new report released today by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group.

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Survey: Small businesses crushed by rising health costs

Maryland small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs, and feel left out of the current health care debate in Washington, according to a new report released by Maryland Public Interest Research Group in front on Carma’s Café on St Paul street in, Charles Village today.

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Gaps in Medical Research Result in Poorer Care and Higher Costs

If you are a consumer and you want to buy a blender or a new car, there are dozens of research studies available comparing cost, effectiveness, reliability, and durability.

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Without Reform, Health Costs Will Double

Baltimore, MD -- Without action from Congress, premiums and deductibles for residents of Maryland with employer provided insurance will nearly double by 2016, according to a new report released today by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group.

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Uninsured Americans Pay Higher Prices for Prescription Drugs

Uninsured consumers in Baltimore pay nearly 62 percent more for common prescription drugs than what the drug companies charge the federal government, according to a new Maryland Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) report released today.

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