Maryland health insurance computer glitch leaves thousands uninsured

Maryland Insurance

A problem with the exchange in the state may have left up to 5,000 enrollees without coverage. An issue that has been identified with the Maryland health insurance exchange has made it possible that a few thousand people in the state who believe that they have fully enrolled for the coverage required to comply with the individual mandate have not actually done so successfully. The state’s governor has acknowledged this issue, although a specific number of affected people is not known. Governor Martin O’Malley spoke on the subject of Maryland…

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Auto insurance fund proposal withdrawn in Maryland

Auto Insurance

MAIF is no longer moving forward on the effort to gain policy rights within the state. The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) – which is considered to be the auto insurance market of last resort within that state – has withdrawn the proposal that it previously put forward in order to obtain “sole and exclusive property” rights for all of the policies in that market. That proposal had initially been presented by MAIF approximately two months ago. The decision made by MAIF to remove its auto insurance proposal has been…

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Health insurance exchange in Maryland loses Aetna plans

Maryland Insurance

The giant insurer has announced that it is withdrawing its policies from the state marketplace. Aetna has revealed that it feels that the approved rates in Maryland are not feasible, as it scrutinizes the offerings it has across the rest of the United States, and has now canceled its intentions to sell health insurance within that state’s exchange. The marketplace is slated to open on October 1, 2013 in order to comply with the federal healthcare reforms. The intention to sell health insurance plans as a part of the new…

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Health insurance rate proposals throughout US show troubling trend

Maryland Health insurance

Maryland makes public health insurance rate proposals from insurers Last month, Maryland became one of the first states in the U.S. to make public the rate increases health insurance companies are planning to institute next year through the Affordable Care Act. State officials have noted that health insurance companies are planning to raise rates on coverage by an average of 25% throughout the state. This has caused some discomfort with Maryland residents that are not eager to pay more for the coverage they are receiving, and this sentiment may be…

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Crop insurance deadline for spring seeded plants is approaching

Crop Insurance

Maryland farmers are being reminded that the last day for purchasing coverage is nearly here. Farmers in Maryland have been issued a reminder by the state’s Department of Agriculture, in order to make sure that they are aware of the fact that if they want to buy crop insurance for spring seeded crops – or alter the coverage that they already have – they will need to do so by the deadline of March 15. Some of the types of plant that are included in this coverage include soybeans, corn,…

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