DEMARCO HIGHLIGHTS HEALTH CARE POLICY GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION
December 9, 2020
MarylandReporter.com spoke with Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative President Vincent DeMarco this week about his group’s three main policy goals for the upcoming legislative session: making prescription drugs more affordable, protecting and building on the Affordable Care Act, and promoting health equity. ... Read more »
Obamacare open enrollment begins amid pandemic, Supreme Court challenge
October 30, 2020
Maryland will open enrollment Sunday for health insurance plans created under the Affordable Care Act amid a rise in coronavirus cases and a looming Supreme Court challenge to the law. Demand is expected to be high as a result of the pandemic, which has infected more than 143,000 Marylanders and put tens of thousands out of work.... Read more »
Check a Box for Free Health Care
June 6, 2019
Maryland will enroll people in health coverage, which could be free for many, via state tax returns.... Read more »
Maryland Gov. Hogan signs bill to use tax return data to guide residents into health insurance
May 14, 2019
Proponents of the tax return question believe it could help at least 100,000 Marylanders enroll in no-cost or low-cost health insurance.... Read more »
Maryland’s Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program: An Innovative Approach to Covering the Eligible Uninsured
May 13, 2019
A major innovation to enroll the eligible uninsured is being enacted on a bipartisan basis in Maryland. ... Read more »
Press Release: Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program Will Help Thousands Obtain Coverage
Marylanders can now enroll in health insurance via their state income tax returns thanks to landmark health care bill.... Read more »
Gov. Hogan has opportunity to improve health care in Md.
April 29, 2019
Governor Hogan has now been given yet another opportunity to improve health care in Maryland with two pieces of bipartisan landmark legislation that have landed on his desk for consideration.... Read more »
Maryland legislature passes laws to make health insurance enrollment easier and create drug price board
April 15, 2019
Health coverage will be easier to secure for uninsured Marylanders and prescriptions could become cheaper for government workers under legislation passed by the General Assembly, which took up a slate of related measures before adjourning for the year.... Read more »
The Importance of Affordable Health Care
January 17, 2019
We talked with Comcast Newsmakers about what Maryland can do to promote quality, affordable healthcare this legislative session. Check it out!... Read more »
Pro: Making sure health insurance is affordable for everyone
January 8, 2019
The Health Insurance Down Payment Plan would allow uninsured Marylanders to purchase insurance, get the care they need and hold down costs for everybody in the insurance marketplace.... Read more »