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Maryland guide to Health InsuranceHow healthy is living
in Maryland?

Maryland is ranked as the 19th healthiest state in the 2012 edition of America's Health Rankings® by the United Health Foundation. This is the state's highest ranking since the study was first published in 1990.

The good news:

  • This year's findings indicate that overall health in Maryland is likely to improve in coming years.
  • Cardiovascular deaths dropped from 334.4 to 278.5 per 100,000 people over the past 10 years.
  • Poverty among the Maryland children dipped from 13.6 in 2011 to 11.3 in 2012.

The bad news:

  • The violent crime rate is high at 548 cases per 100,000 people.
  • More than 25 percent of adults have a sedentary lifestyle.

Maryland's best and worst category rankings:

  • Children in Poverty – 2nd
  • Primary Care Physicians – 2nd
  • Poor Physical Health Days – 6th
  • Air Pollution – 40th
  • Infant Mortality – 41st
  • Violent Crime – 43rd

more details

  • health insurance plans comparedSee the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Maryland.
  • Trust for America's Health ia another source for key Maryland health quality findings. In addition, 2010's federal health reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), included the creation of a prevention fund to provide more than $16 billion over the next 10 years to invest in effective, proven prevention efforts, like childhood obesity prevention and tobacco cessation, and the site has a report on how it impacts Maryland here.

get local health results

State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for Maryland, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.


Does Maryland have a health insurance high risk pool?

Thumbs up on offering a risk pool.; Maryland Health Insurance Plan
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health-insurance risk poolsIMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Maryland started offering health care insurance coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Maryland's participation, click here.

Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.


Non-profit sources of health insurance information for Maryland

  • fhce logoThe Foundation for Health Coverage Education's mission is to provide simplified public and private health insurance eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage. Here is its guide on how to find health insurance in Maryland.
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is tracking the progress of health insurance reform in each state. Its page for Maryland can be found here.
  • The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization that, among other things, provides health care plan report cards for consumers. Search for Maryland health insurance plan report cards.

Maryland state government health insurance resources

Maryland State Seal.;

Health care reform and Maryland —  How the Affordable Care Act will be implemented in the State of Maryland.

Office of Maryland Health Care Reform —  A state web site to offer health reform information for Maryland individuals, families, seniors, and small businesses.

Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP) —  Uses federal and state funds to provide health care coverage to low-income children 18 and under and pregnant women of any age.

Maryland Medical Assistance Program —  Providing access to health care services for many of the state’s low-income residents. Individuals may be eligible for services through the Maryland Medicaid Program, the Maryland Children’s Health Program or the Maryland Primary Adult Care Program (PAC)

Maryland Health Care Commission —  Links to consumer guide to health insurance, provided by the State of Maryland.



Maryland reform, single-payer health care information

The Maryland Women’s Coalition for Health Care Reform —  Formed in 2006 as a non-partisan, state-wide, grassroots alliance of individuals and organizations dedicated to seeing that every resident of Maryland has comprehensive, affordable, accessible, high quality health care.

Healthcare-Now of Maryland —  Healthcare-Now of Maryland is a statewide grassroots organization working for affordable, accessible quality health care for all Marylanders.

State-specfic information on the Physicans National Health Program in Maryland.

The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for Maryland -- How the Affordable Health Care act will improve the lives of people living in Maryland.

Why health care reform is important to Maryland -- This 2009 document by the AARP provides a compelling case f for health reform in Maryland.

The Benefits of Health Reform In Maryland -- The Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate looks at benefits of health reform for the citizens of Maryland.



Other helpful Maryland health and medical care links

Maryland mental health resource guide, offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Government.

The National Coalition on Health Care's information for Maryland -- America's oldest, most diverse, and broadest based group working to achieve comprehensive health system reform.



How did Maryland officials vote on health reform?


H.R.2: Repealing the Health Care Bill

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Date of Vote: 1/19/2011 Status: House passed 245-189, 1 not voting
House vote
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1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]



Health insurance exchange

Maryland state health insurance exchange Maryland's exchange

Find out what your state's health insurance exchange will look like.

Maryland health insurance premium rebates

state-by-state breakdown of health insurance premium rebates $27.9 million to 141,129 families

Insurance companies were forced to return an average of $340 per family in 2012.

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MD health insurance news

Maryland lands federal grant for health insurance exchange

08/31/2012 6:08 PM
Live Insurance News — Maryland was awarded a $123 million federal grant to have its health insurance exchange fully operational by October 2013. This latest award brings Maryland’s total grant awards to more than $157 million.

Maryland could go above and beyond health reform law

08/26/2012 4:08 PM
Kaiser Health NewsMaryland could be among a group of states attempting to go above and beyond the Affordable Care Act to develop sweeping cost controls and possibly be used as a model for other states. The proposed changes would potentially keep per-capita Medicare costs rising more slowly in other states.

How might a Maryland single payer healthcare system work?

08/03/2012 4:08 PM
An interview with Gerald Friedman, professor of economics at UMASS Amherst, explores how a single payer healthcare system might expand coverage at a lower cost. Two states have already opted to explore setting up their own single payer plans, Vermont and Montana, and are seeking approval to use these as an alternative to the federal reforms under the Affordable Care Act. Healthcare-NOW! of Maryland is pushing its state to join in.

Part one is here, also see part two.

Read more Maryland health insurance news

MD health insurance companies

Health insurance companies in Maryland.
Get health insurance quotes for these companies.

Aetna
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Celtic Ins. Co.
Coventry Health Care of Delaware, Inc
Golden Rule
Kaiser Mid-Atlantic

Doctor directory for Maryland

Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.

Maryland Licensee Search
Maryland Board of Physicians

Other Maryland Public Resources
Med Chi: Maryland State Medical Society

Health insurance for individuals MD

Resources for those individuals seeking health care insurance in Maryland. If you are looking for Maryland Medicare, visit our site for health insurance over 65.

How your member of Congress voted

how the Maryland congressional delegation voted on insurance reform healthreformvotes.org

Your members of the Maryland Congressional delegation voted on health care reform.