2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1357: Public Health - Reproductive Health Care Data - Report

Legislative Summary

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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Bill History

2/7/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Health and Government Operations(House of Delegates)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/9/2025104.6 KB