Mar 20 2012
People with medical problems often have trouble buying insurance but the program, funded by the federal government, offers plans designed for them.
The Associated Press/Washington Post: Md. Lt. Gov. Launches Campaign To Market Federal Options For People Without Health Insurance
Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown wants to increase the number of applications to a federally funded health insurance program run by the state. Brown will kick off the second anniversary of the federal Affordable Care Act on Monday with a marketing campaign designed to enhance participation in the Maryland Health Insurance Plan (3/19).
The Baltimore Sun: Campaign To Highlight Options For Uninsured
For those who have heart disease, cancer, diabetes or another condition, buying health insurance can be impossible. … After some searching, [Jamie Engels, a 29-year-old Baltimore woman with a kidney disorder,] found a federally subsidized state program and has a plan she can afford. State officials want to make sure others in Engels' shoes know about the Maryland Health Insurance Plan. They're launching their biggest marketing push ever today (Cohn, 3/19).
 This article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.
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