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font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>NEARLY 458,000 MARYLANDERS ENROLLED
THROUGH <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">MARYLAND</st1:State></st1:place>
HEALTH CONNECTION IN 2014</span></font></b></strong><font size=1
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font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Nearly 24,000 Marylanders gained
coverage under Affordable Care Act last month</span></font></b></strong><font
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font-family:Arial;color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Arial;color:#444444'>BALTIMORE</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:6.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> (Oct. 3, 2014) — Nearly 458,000
Marylanders have enrolled in quality and affordable coverage under the
Affordable Care Act in 2014. Of these, more than 80,000 have enrolled in
private coverage through Maryland Health Connection. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.0pt;
line-height:8.4pt'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>As of Sept. 20,
81,091 individuals have enrolled in qualified health plans.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:8.4pt'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>As of Sept. 29,
376,850 individuals have gained Medicaid coverage in 2014 and remain
active in Medicaid. This includes the 95,889 PAC enrollees who were
automatically converted on January 1, 2014, to full Medicaid coverage.
Compared to August, the September figure represents an increase of 21,569
people enrolled in Medicaid and 2,425 individuals enrolled in qualified
health plans in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maryland</st1:place></st1:State>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.0pt;
line-height:8.4pt'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>The net increase
in Medicaid enrollment as of Sept. 29, 2014, is 262,979, compared to Dec.
31, 2013. This figure takes into account that some individuals who were
enrolled in Medicaid later became ineligible due to changes in household,
age and income, as well as redeterminations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.0pt;
line-height:8.4pt'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Open enrollment
for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2015 begins next
month. Starting Nov. 9, Marylanders can browse plans at
MarylandHealthConnection.gov to see new plans and costs for the coming
calendar year. Starting Nov. 15, consumers can get help enrolling
in-person, and starting Nov. 19, Marylanders can go online and sign up
from home using a new, easier-to-use website at
MarylandHealthConnection.gov.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:8.4pt'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>The open
enrollment period for private health coverage in 2015 runs through Feb.
15. Medicaid enrollment continues year-round.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:8.4pt'><font size=1 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>All Marylanders
interested in financial help with a plan in 2015 who would like coverage
starting Jan. 1, 2015, should visit <a
href="http://www.MarylandHealthConnection.gov"
title="http://www.marylandhealthconnection.gov/">www.MarylandHealthConnection.gov</a>
by Dec. 18. Those who received a health plan through Maryland Health
Connection in 2014 should visit the website to retain financial
assistance, and to shop and compare new plans and costs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange
(MHBE) is a public corporation and independent unit of the State
government established in April 2011 in accordance with the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). The (MHBE) has a
nine-member Board of Trustees that includes the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene, Maryland Insurance Commissioner and Executive Director of
the Maryland Health Care Commission. The MHBE is responsible for the
administration of Maryland Health Connection. <a
href="http://www.MarylandHBE.com" title="http://www.marylandhbe.com/">www.MarylandHBE.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Maryland
Health Connection is the state-based health insurance marketplace for
individuals, families and small businesses to compare and enroll in
health insurance, as well as determine eligibility for Medicaid and other
assistance programs, federal tax credits and cost-sharing reductions.
Enrollment in qualified health plans through Maryland Health Connection
begins in November 2014, with insurance coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2015.
For more information visit the website at <a
href="http://www.MarylandHealthConnection.gov"
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Aging & Disability Services <br>
Montgomery County Government <br>
Department of Health & Human Services <br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">401 Hungerford Drive</st1:address></st1:Street>
(3rd floor) <br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Rockville</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">MD</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">20850</st1:PostalCode></st1:place> <br>
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240-777-1556 (personal) <br>
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Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Braille <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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