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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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...