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New analysis shows 270,000 Maryland residents could lose Medicaid in near future
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (266+ words) New analysis of the Trump administration's changes to Medicaid rules show Maryland may be harder hit than originally anticipated with as many as 270,000 people losing coverage in 2028. The estimate comes from new analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The…...
Maryland’s healthcare open season starts Nov. 1, but prices may be higher
5+ mon, 21+ hour ago (268+ words) Open enrollment for public health plans in Maryland starts Saturday. However, the state and nation are dealing with a "triple whammy" of changes that may dampen enrollment this year. Starting at 5 a.m. Nov. 1, open enrollment will start and run until Jan....
Maryland’s ACA open season ends Jan. 15
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (155+ words) Anyone who signed up before Jan. 1 had their new plan start at the new year. Marylanders will see ACA premiums go up by an average of 13.4% this year because of the Republican budget plan, which eliminated the ACA premium tax…...
Marylanders with UnitedHealthCare plans could lose Johns Hopkins as a provider
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (179+ words) Johns Hopkins Medicine and UnitedHealthcare have less than a month to reach an agreement before the insurance company considers the medical organization out-of-network. If the two can't reach a deal, it could impact 60,000 patients in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia who are…...
Marylanders using UnitedHealthCare lose Hopkins as providers
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (215+ words) Marylanders who have UnitedHealthCare as their insurance plans no longer have Johns Hopkins Medicine facilities in their network. UHC and JHM are still in negotiations after the deadline passed at the stroke of midnight on Monday, according to Kim Hoppe,…...
Marylanders will see large spike in ACA premiums next year
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (244+ words) Marylanders who get their health insurance from the ACA marketplace will see a large spike in premium costs next year. The Maryland Insurance Administration announced premiums will increase by an average of 13.4% The approved rates are 3.7% lower than what insurance…...