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  "path": "/2026/05/19/board-votes-to-cap-how-much-state-local-governments-spend-on-ozempic/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T05:10:24.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Health",
    "Farxiga",
    "Jardiance",
    "Maryland Health Care for All",
    "Ozempic",
    "pdab",
    "Prescription Drug Affordability Board",
    "Van T. Mitchell",
    "Vincent DeMarco"
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  "textContent": "State officials determined that Ozempic, a popular diabetes treatment and weight-loss drug, is unaffordable for Marylanders and voted Monday to limit how much state and local governments will pay for it on state health plans.",
  "title": "Board votes to cap how much state, local governments spend on Ozempic"
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