Tag: Maryland Citizens Health Initiative
State and local leaders tout new health care subsidy ahead of open enrollment
Maryland’s state and local leaders came together Thursday to urge young adults between the ages of 18-34 to take advantage of a new state subsidy that is designed to make health insurance more affordable.
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Maryland is the sixth most vaccinated state in the nation: Study
Maryland is well ahead of most of the states in the nation in terms of vaccinating its residents, according to a recent study.
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Maryland ranks No. 5 among states with the best health care: study
Maryland’s health care system is better than that of the overwhelming majority of states in the nation, according to a recent study.
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DeMarco: Affordable Care Act is ‘here to stay’ following recent US Supreme Court ruling
With the U.S. Supreme Court now having rejected three legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law is likely to remain codified in statute forever, one of Annapolis’ most well-known health care lobbyists said Friday.
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‘Free State Politics’ Episode 3: Israel vs Hamas, COVID-19 and health insurance
MarylandReporter.com Friday debuted Episode 3 of the “Free State Politics” podcast featuring award-winning journalist John Rydell and producer and editor Douglas Christian.
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DeMarco: Biden’s proposal to make enhanced ACA premium subsidies permanent is a ‘game changer’
Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative President Vincent DeMarco said President Joe Biden’s proposal to make enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies provided through the American Rescue Plan Act permanent would, if implemented, be a “game-changer” for millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Marylanders with regard to health care affordability.
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Maryland leaders urge General Assembly to override veto of legislation that would fund state prescription drug board
Maryland’s county and city leaders teamed up on Tuesday to urge the General Assembly to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of legislation that would establish a permanent funding source for the Prescription Drug Affordability Board.
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DeMarco highlights health care policy goals for the upcoming legislative session
MarylandReporter.com spoke with Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative President Vincent DeMarco this week about his group’s three main policy goals for the upcoming legislative session: making prescription drugs more affordable, protecting and building on the Affordable Care Act, and promoting health equity. The 2021 legislative session is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, January 13.
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Marylanders with pre-existing conditions will be protected regardless of how SCOTUS rules on Obamacare
Even if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) is unconstitutional Marylanders with pre-existing health conditions will still be protected under a state law that went into effect on Oct. 1.
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Maryland’s state lawmakers urge passage of legislation aimed at reducing health care disparities
Maryland’s state lawmakers teamed up with health care advocates and community leaders on Wednesday to urge the passage of legislation that is aimed at reducing disparities in care and would be funded by a 1% increase in the state’s alcohol tax.
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Leader of Md. health group predicts legislature will override veto of prescription drug board funding
The president of Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative said he is confident that the General Assembly will vote to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of legislation that would have established a permanent funding source for the Prescription Drug Affordability Board.
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Md. health group praises Hogan’s decision to send ‘strike teams’ to nursing homes
Del. Kathy Szeliga (R-Baltimore, Harford) also praised Hogan’s initiative.
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