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The Financial Wire

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Medicare Advantage plans are pulling out of Maryland, Connecticut, North Dakota and New Mexico for 2027, and members there have until Dec. 7 to choose new coverage

Medicare Advantage members in Maryland, Connecticut, North Dakota and New Mexico are watching insurers leave for 2027, and Dec. 7 is the last day of the annual window to pick a replacement. The departures differ sharply by state: Aetna is leaving Maryland altogether, and ConnectiCare is ending every Medicare plan in Connecticut. In North Dakota... The post Medicare Advantage plans are pulling out of Maryland, Connecticut, North Dakota and New Mexico for 2027, and members there have until Dec. 7 to choose new coverage appeared first on The Financial Wire .

New Mexico · 2d

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New Franklin County facility offers a different approach to mental health treatment

Arkview Behavioral Health's new facility in Fayetteville brings individualized mental health treatment to Franklin County. On a winding road in Franklin County, a former school building has been transformed into a place where people can focus on their mental health through a structured curriculum and individualized therapy. Arkview Behavioral Health...

Franklin County, PA · 1d
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Maryland Seniors Scramble as Insurers Pull Medicare Advantage Plans Statewide

Health Services Cost Review Commission — Hospital-Rate Policy Approval Site. Maryland seniors are once again searching for new health coverage as insurers trim or eliminate Medicare Advantage plans across the state heading into 2027. Carriers have pointed to the cost of doing business under Maryland's hospital payment system as the reason for the pullback, leaving older residents to sort through fewer options during this year's enrollment window.

Maryland · 2d
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Springwell Senior Living helps families share the responsibilities of caregiving

Caring for an aging loved one is an act of love, but it can also bring challenges, especially when families are trying to balance caregiving with work, parenting, and everyday responsibilities. Senior living communities can help ease that burden while allowing families to focus more on spending quality time together.

Baltimore, MD · 13h
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Grace Medical Center gives West Baltimore more ways to get care close to home

Some West Baltimore residents may still know the building as the former Bon Secours Hospital, but Grace Medical Center now offers the community much more than it did before. LifeBridge Health completed a $61.6 million transformation of the medical center, bringing new healthcare services and modernized facilities to West Baltimore. The five-year renovation includes a new emergency department, expanded outpatient services, an updated dialysis unit, new behavioral health clinics, additional green space and a new entrance.

Baltimore, MD · 1d

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Montgomery Proposes $4.6 Million From Reserves, Including $1.2 Million to Keep Care for Noncitizens Who Lost Medicaid

Update, Nov. 10: The county’s Department of Health and Human Services knows of eight residents (five in Developmental Disabilities Administration waiver programs and three in other Maryland Department of Health waiver programs) who were projected to lose waiver services Oct. 1, but requested funds for about 30 because it is uncertain the state’s list is complete, according to the county Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice’s Nov. 9 assessment of Supplemental Appropriation #27-29. The assessment puts the developmental disabilities share at an estimated $708,492 over nine months for 15 participants.

Montgomery County, MD · 1d

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Environmental Groups Want Funding for Maryland’s $15M Animal Waste Fund Eliminated for Failure to Deliver

Multiple environmental groups have released a report, The High Cost of Manure: Why Maryland Should End Its Animal Waste Technology Fund, that claims Maryland’s $15-million Animal Waste Technology Fund (AWTF) has not delivered a reduction in manure pollution as expected. Now the over 2-dozen groups have sent a letter to Governor Wes Moore asking him to eliminate funding for the Maryland Animal Waste Technology Fund.

Maryland · 14h

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West Baltimore's Grace Medical Center Finishes $61.6M Overhaul After Five Years

Grace Medical Center in West Baltimore has wrapped up a five-year, $61.6 million transformation, giving the neighborhood a modernized emergency department, new specialty clinics and expanded outpatient services inside a hospital some residents still remember as Bon Secours. The project touched nearly every corner of the campus, from a rebuilt dialysis unit to new behavioral health clinics, and much of the construction happened while the facility stayed open and operating through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baltimore, MD · 18h

Main Street Dollars

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Maryland Medicaid adults 19 to 64 face work rules and six-month renewals from Jan. 1, 2027, but people 65 or older or on Medicare are exempt, the state says

Maryland Medicaid members between 19 and 64 will have to show work, school or volunteer activity to keep coverage starting Jan. 1, 2027, and some will renew twice a year instead of once. The Maryland Department of Health says people 65 or older are exempt, as are people who have Medicare Part A or Part […]

Maryland · 4d

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Maryland Homeowners Have Until November 15 To Fertilize Their Lawns, And The Rule Isn’t Just For Pros

A bag sitting in your garage could land you on the wrong side of state law after mid-November. Not a chemical drum, not a pesticide jug, just the same striped sack you grab every fall. Wait, really?. Maryland passed this rule in 2011, and it took full effect in 2013....

Maryland · 4d

The Financial Wire

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Florida loses a net 51 Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, Nebraska sees 18 plans leave and Wyoming loses six of its 14, while Aetna leaves Maryland entirely before the Dec. 7 deadline

Florida will have 51 fewer Medicare Advantage plans in 2027 than it did in 2026, the largest net drop of any state, according to a Becker’s Payer Issues tally of federal plan data. The count falls from 611 plans to 560. Wyoming is losing six of its 14, Nebraska sees 18 plans leave, and the... The post Florida loses a net 51 Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, Nebraska sees 18 plans leave and Wyoming loses six of its 14, while Aetna leaves Maryland entirely before the Dec. 7 deadline appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Florida · 4d

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History in the Making: Recovery 180 Opens Taneytown's First-Ever Residential 3.1 Treatment Facility

Four years in the making, the new center at 162 W. Baltimore Street is the largest Level 3.1 program in Carroll County history. The community is invited to the grand opening, open house and ribbon

Taneytown, MD · 4d

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Baltimore councilwoman, advocate seek public health response to post-incarceration syndrome

Councilwoman Phylicia Porter (D-District 10) is teaming up with former drug trafficker turned author and public health advocate Kevin Shird to address post-incarceration syndrome (PICS), a term used to describe the psychological and social challenges formerly incarcerated people face during reentry. While a number of reentry services are aimed at...

Baltimore, MD · 4d

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The University of Maryland Medical System is building a $110 million Center for Outpatient Care in Towson

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is building a $110 million Outpatient Care Center in Towson. Dignitaries broke ground last week for the University of Maryland Center for Outpatient Care, the latest addition to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (UM SJMC) campus at 7601 Osler Drive.

Towson, MD · 6d

The Financial Wire

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Aetna, Blue Cross of New Mexico and NextBlue are pulling Medicare Advantage plans from Maryland, most of New Mexico and North Dakota, where 21 counties lose every general-enrollment plan, as Wyoming loses 6 of 14

Aetna is leaving Maryland’s Medicare Advantage market for 2027, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico is keeping a single plan in four counties, and NextBlue of North Dakota is out, which leaves 21 North Dakota counties with no general-enrollment Medicare Advantage plan. Wyoming, separately, goes from 14 plans to eight. Members in all... The post Aetna, Blue Cross of New Mexico and NextBlue are pulling Medicare Advantage plans from Maryland, most of New Mexico and North Dakota, where 21 counties lose every general-enrollment plan, as Wyoming loses 6 of 14 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

North Dakota · 8d

TANTVNEWS

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Montgomery County Council Panel Weighs Safety-Net Response as Federal Law Narrows Medicaid and ACA Coverage

Federal changes are shrinking Medicaid rolls for immigrants, and a January ACA change could affect thousands more. Montgomery County officials outlined the safety-net response. The post Montgomery County Council Panel Weighs Safety-Net Response as Federal Law Narrows Medicaid and ACA Coverage appeared first on TANTV .

Montgomery County, MD · 5d

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 · 7d

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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 · 7d

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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 · 10d

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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 · 10d