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Maryland Rolls Out Secure Chip-and-Tap EBT Cards Statewide
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (289+ words) Maryland has become the fourth state in the nation to implement highly secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards equipped with Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) chip-and-tap technology, Governor Wes Moore announced. The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) began the…...
The 5 Fastest POS Systems for High-Volume Bars
3+ week, 5+ day ago (636+ words) These point-of-sale platforms are built for speed, offline reliability, and real-time inventory tracking, so your bar staff can keep up when the rush hits hardest. Point-of-sale terminals reached nearly 321 million units worldwide in 2024, according to a Berg Insight report. That…...
State commission returns to monitor insurance coverage under Trump administration
3+ week, 5+ day ago (706+ words) Almost 10 years ago, Maryland lawmakers pulled together a watchdog group of state officials, representatives for insurance companies and healthcare advocates to monitor health insurance coverage under President Donald Trump’s first term. The group disbanded during President Joe Biden’s term, but…...
Maryland health insurers want to raise premiums an average 13.7% for individual plans in 2027 - The Southern Maryland Chronicle
3+ week, 6+ day ago (628+ words) Marylanders who purchase individual healthcare plans on the state’s insurance marketplace may see another year of higher monthly costs as health insurers have requested an average rate increase of 13.7% across plans in 2027. The Maryland Insurance Administration announced Friday that, for…...
A challenge for young Marylanders: Getting – and keeping – health insurance
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1500+ words) When Autumn Greene was 21, her mother died. Without warning, the young woman also lost her health insurance. Greene, now 22 and a student at the University of Maryland Global Campus, had been covered under her mother’s state plan. No one told…...
Expanded federal healthcare tax credits expired -- and Marylanders feel the pinch
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1799+ words) Self-employed piano and voice teacher Alice Goldberg of Cheverly, Maryland, was paying only $28 a month for health insurance last year thanks to a combination of state and federal subsidies that covered a significant portion of her costs. But now Goldberg’s…...
Gen Z Most Forgiving on Rising Insurance Costs
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (318+ words) David M. Higgins II is an award-winning journalist passionate about uncovering the truth and telling compelling stories. Born in Baltimore and raised in Southern Maryland, he has lived in several East Coast states, giving him a broad perspective on American life…...
State turns to private insurers to help fund shift to new hospital rate-setting framework
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1015+ words) State officials this week voted to tap private health insurance plans to make up for an expected loss in funding and rate-setting control as Maryland transitions to a new federal framework for Medicare payments to state hospitals. The changes approved…...