Establishes the Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund to assist with health care costs.

The bill establishes the Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund. The fund aims to assist individuals with health care costs associated with legally protected health care services and benefits under state law that are subject to federal restrictions. The fund will receive proceeds from various sources, including sales and use tax revenue, state property tax revenue, and private donations. The fund will be administered by the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, with distributions to the fund starting in fiscal year 2027.

Establishes the Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund to assist with health care costs.

The bill establishes the Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund. The fund aims to assist individuals with health care costs associated with legally protected health care services and benefits under state law that are subject to federal restrictions. The fund will receive proceeds from various sources, including sales and use tax revenue, state property tax revenue, and private donations. The fund will be administered by the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, with distributions to the fund starting in fiscal year 2027.