ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's efforts to implement federal health care reform topped a list of a list of bills signed Tuesday by Gov. Martin O'Malley.
The Democratic governor, a strong supporter of the federal law, signed a measure to create a framework for the state's health exchange, a marketplace designed to make health care more affordable for people and small businesses that have trouble finding coverage. It also will help residents get federal subsidies and tax credits.
Federal law requires states to have an exchange certified by 2013 and running by 2014, or else they will have to participate in the federal exchange.
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