Maryland HB882 repeals the termination date for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub and mandates its funding.
Maryland HB882 repeals the termination date for certain provisions related to consumer health information and the State's Consumer Health Information Hub. The bill designates the University of Maryland Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy as the State’s Consumer Health Information Hub. The Hub's purpose is to ensure public access to accurate, consistent, evidence-based, plain-language information in preferred languages to inform decisions about health, safety, and social services benefits.
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