More Than 201K Marylanders Enrolled In Coronavirus Emergency Special Enrollment

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than 201,000 Marylanders enrolled successful the Maryland Health Connection’s Coronavirus Emergency Special Enrollment from March 16, 2020, to Aug. 15, 2021, according to the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, which administers the transportation program.

The peculiar enrollment successful effect to the pandemic was 1 of the longest of immoderate state, according to a connection from the exchange. The enrollment was extended respective times arsenic the pandemic continued.

Nearly 127,000 enrolled successful Medicaid; astir 55,000 enrolled successful backstage plans and qualified for fiscal help; and astir 21,000 enrolled successful backstage plans without fiscal help.

Young adults betwixt the ages of 18 and 34 were the largest property radical to enroll, numbering astir 70,000. Across each property groups, Blacks and Hispanics were the largest ethnicities, numbering much than 60,000 and astir 26,000, respectively.

Marylanders adjacent tin enroll successful backstage wellness security done the transportation for the 2022 sum twelvemonth starting Nov. 1. Special enrollment is disposable for those who person definite beingness changes. Eligible Marylanders besides whitethorn enroll successful Medicaid astatine immoderate time.

Next year, galore volition beryllium eligible for caller little costs due to the fact that of the American Rescue Plan Act, and those who did not suffice for fiscal assistance for backstage security owed to higher income present volition beryllium eligible, according to the statement. Maryland volition connection further premium assistance for adults betwixt the ages of 19 and 34.

Information is disposable connected MarylandHealthConnection.gov, done the Enroll MHC app oregon by calling 855-642-8572.

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