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Here’s that Rx refill you didn’t order

Thursday, October 25, 2012
By | Jenny Levin
State Advocate

Is your pharmacy refilling your prescription without your knowledge or approval, and billing your insurance company for the cost?

News Release | Maryland PIRG Foundation | Health Care

U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Health Reform Law Will Benefit Millions in Maryland

Today’s decision is good news for consumers in Maryland. Insurance companies can’t go back to the days of dropping your coverage once you become ill, or denying coverage to sick children. And beginning in 2014, the days of insurers being able to deny anyone coverage for “pre-existing conditions” will be history. 

Issue | Health Care

Making Health Care Work

Now the fight for health care reform is in Annapolis, and so are the health care industry’s lobbyists. At stake is how we set up a new insurance marketplace in Maryland — the single biggest tool we have to clean up health care.

Report | Health Care

Making the Grade

When it comes to health care, there are few magic-bullet solutions for the many problems consumers face in the marketplace: insurers don’t compete for their business, leading to higher prices and lower quality. Yet there are policy solutions that can make a difference and give consumers a better deal on health care.

News Release | Health Care

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.

Report | Health Care

Building a Better Health Care Marketplace

Consumers across the state know that the health insurance marketplace is broken. The creation of a new health insurance exchange offers our state the chance to build a better marketplace for health care.

News Release | Health Care

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.

Resource | Health Care

Protecting the Health Care Consumer

The Problem: Consumers pay too much for too little coverage.

News Release | Health Care

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.

Report | Health Care

The Cost of Repeal

On March 23, 2010, after a long congressional debate, President Barack Obama signed into law comprehensive federal health care reform legislation, known as the Affordable Care Act or ACA. This report examines the costs and benefits of repeal for the taxpayers, consumers, and businesses of our state.

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