January 5, 2026
WYPR
Scott Maucione
Excerpt:
Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman said 19,000 Marylanders have already gotten insurance through the policy.
“This is an incredibly straightforward program,” Lierman said Monday. “Marylanders file their state tax returns. They can check one box to get connected with affordable health insurance options. That’s it, one box.”
The program is another way Marylanders can get health insurance outside of open season.
Open season is set to end on Jan. 15.
Those who sign up between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15 will have their plans start on Feb. 1.
Anyone who signed up before Jan. 1 had their new plan start at the new year.
Residents can choose between Carefirst, UnitedHealthCare, Kaiser Permanente and Wellpoint as their insurance carriers.
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