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The Financial Wire

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Marylanders whose Medicare Advantage plan is ending get a 63-day right to buy Medigap without health screening and a special enrollment window through Feb. 28

People in a Maryland Medicare Advantage plan that is ending have a 63-day guaranteed issue right to buy a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) policy, the Maryland Insurance Administration says, plus a special enrollment period that runs Dec. 8 through Feb. 28 for anyone who misses the fall deadline. The Medigap right begins on the first day... The post Marylanders whose Medicare Advantage plan is ending get a 63-day right to buy Medigap without health screening and a special enrollment window through Feb. 28 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Maryland · 10d

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Choptank Health Expands School-based Care with Two New Providers

Choptank Community Health System is expanding access to behavioral health and dental care for Mid-Shore students with the addition of two providers to its school-based health program. Kaitlin Connor, LMSW, is providing behavioral health services at Sudlersville Elementary School and Sudlersville Middle School in Queen Anne’s County. Caitlin Hohenstein, RDH,...

Queen Anne'S County, MD · 10d

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Towson Gets $110M UMMS Outpatient Center, Opening Set for Spring 2028

Construction crews are now digging in on a new $110 million outpatient care center in Towson, with the University of Maryland Medical System breaking ground on a project designed to bring surgical, specialty, rehabilitation and primary care services together under one roof. The facility is slated to open its doors to patients in spring 2028.

Towson, MD · 13d

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4,500 Maryland immigrants lose Medicaid, thousands more at risk under new rules

About 4,500 immigrants living legally in Maryland lost eligibility for full Medicaid coverage Oct. 1 as the first of several sweeping changes to the program took effect under congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In three months, new work and renewal requirements will affect about 320,000 low-income Maryland...

Maryland · 13d

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Milken initiative leads amicus brief challenging Medicaid work requirement rule

The Health Scholars Legal Initiative at the Milken Institute School of Public Health led a coalition of public health organizations and scholars in filing a federal court brief Tuesday challenging a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule that they argue could cause people with serious medical conditions to lose coverage.

Maryland · 11d

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Maryland health insurance open enrollment begins for 2027

Starting Monday, Marylanders will be able to sign up for or change their ACA health insurance plans. However, the price tag is going to look significantly different than last year as premium rates continue to rise. Maryland’s open enrollment for public health plans will stay open until Jan. 15, 2027....

Maryland · 11d

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University of Maryland Medical System breaks ground on $110 million outpatient center in Towson

TOWSON, Md. — The University of Maryland Medical System broke ground Friday on a four-story, $110 million outpatient care facility on the campus of University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. The 112,000-square-foot University of Maryland Center for Outpatient Care is being constructed on a former surface parking lot at the medical campus. […]

Towson, MD · 14d

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Montgomery County Hosting Free Fix-It Clinic in Gaithersburg

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a Fix-It Clinic on Saturday, November 7, from 11 am to 3 pm at the Wheaton Headquarters Building, located at 2425 Reedie Drive. The event allows residents to bring household items in need of repair and receive hands-on guidance. Participants...

Montgomery County, MD · 13d

The Financial Wire

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Aetna leaves Maryland altogether next year, a year after the state’s Medicare Advantage plan count fell from 68 to 63

Maryland members of an Aetna Medicare Advantage plan can buy a Medigap supplement without a health review when the plan ends, but only inside a window that opens 60 days before coverage stops and closes 63 days after. Aetna is leaving Maryland’s Medicare Advantage market entirely for 2027, according to a Maryland market report published... The post Aetna leaves Maryland altogether next year, a year after the state’s Medicare Advantage plan count fell from 68 to 63 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Maryland · 15d

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Maryland’s drought and other concerns should halt all plans for data centers

For the third year in a row, Maryland is living under a drought. Groundwater is reaching emergency low levels, and Baltimore City has even started tapping the Susquehanna River for water. At the same time, Baltimore City Council is holding hearings to decide on regulations for AI data centers —...

Baltimore, MD · 13d

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Andrews jet fuel leak continues to contaminate Maryland creek

Seven months after jet fuel leaked into Piscataway Creek from Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, MD, the U.S. Air Force has yet to find and fix the leak and begin cleaning up the lingering contamination, according to state environmental regulators. The sprawling air base near the District of Columbia...

Camp Springs, MD · 14d

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A Montgomery County Fifth Grader’s Petition Asks Leaders to Extend the Data Center Pause

Eden, a 10-year-old Montgomery County fifth grader, has started a petition asking county leaders to keep the county’s pause on large data centers in place longer than 18 months, until there has been a long-term study of how they affect people, animals and the environment. Her parents asked that...

Montgomery County, MD · 14d

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Maryland lawmakers push for stronger nursing home oversight amid Wicomico controversy

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – Months of controversy surrounding Wicomico Nursing Home are fueling calls for stronger oversight at the state level, as Maryland health officials begin examining ways to improve care and accountability across the state. The push comes as Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano announced Wednesday that the...

Maryland · 16d

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Maryland retirees fight rising prescription drug costs in federal court

MARYLAND (WBFF) — A federal judge has denied a request to make immediate changes to Maryland's new prescription drug system for state retirees, but the legal battle is far from over. The decision comes as retirees argue the changes are costing them thousands of dollars and forcing some to...

Maryland · 16d

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As rabies cases climb in Harford County, Humane Society vaccinates 360 pets

As animal rabies cases in Harford County have soared in recent weeks, the local Humane Society vaccinated 360 pets during an event last weekend.

Harford County, MD · 16d

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Trash changes could increase cost for Montgomery County residents

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Montgomery County Council is weighing whether to shut down a 31-year-old trash incinerator or continue to burn the county's garbage, a choice that could shape local waste management for decades. What we know:. The council met Tuesday to consider two competing resolutions: Keeping the incinerator open...

Montgomery County, MD · 17d

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Johns Hopkins Bayview Warns 3,182 Patients After Staffer Fed Data to AI Tool

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center — Site of Patient Data Exposure. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center has begun notifying about 3,182 patients that their personal health information may have been exposed after a staff member uploaded a spreadsheet of patient data to a public AI tool the hospital had not approved for that use. The exposed spreadsheet covered patients who were admitted and treated at the Baltimore hospital between May and September of this year. Letters explaining the incident started arriving in mailboxes this past Thursday.

Baltimore, MD · 20d

WMAR 2 News Baltimore

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Johns Hopkins alerts 3,000+ patients after data sent to AI tool

Johns Hopkins Bayview is alerting about 3,182 patients after a worker uploaded their data to an unapproved AI tool. Free credit monitoring offered.

Baltimore, MD · 21d

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The nurses come to the neighborhood to help patients

A pilot program called Neighborhood Nursing is providing basic primary care outside the traditional clinic setting in East Baltimore, setting up in a church and visiting apartment complexes and homes to reach residents.

Baltimore, MD · 21d