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southernmarylandchronicle. com > 06/28/2026 > maryland-health-insurers-want-to-raise-premiums-an-average-13-7-for-individual-plans-in-2027

Maryland health insurers want to raise premiums an average 13. 7% for individual plans in 2027 - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

4+ hour, 33+ min 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…...

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southernmarylandchronicle. com > 05/13/2026 > a-challenge-for-young-marylanders-getting-and-keeping-health-insurance

A challenge for young Marylanders: Getting " and keeping " health insurance

1+ mon, 2+ 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…...

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southernmarylandchronicle. com > 05/12/2026 > expanded-federal-healthcare-tax-credits-expired-and-marylanders-feel-the-pinch

Expanded federal healthcare tax credits expired -- and Marylanders feel the pinch

1+ mon, 2+ 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…...

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southernmarylandchronicle. com > 03/10/2026 > gen-z-most-forgiving-on-rising-insurance-costs

Gen Z Most Forgiving on Rising Insurance Costs

3+ 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…...

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southernmarylandchronicle. com > 01/16/2026 > state-turns-to-private-insurers-to-help-fund-shift-to-new-hospital-rate-setting-framework

State turns to private insurers to help fund shift to new hospital rate-setting framework

5+ 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…...

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