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Maryland Has a Four Part Medicaid Program

The Medicaid program in Maryland is administered by the Maryland Department of Human Resources. Their website is very easy to navigate. Most of the information is on the same page and easy to scroll through. There is a main program, a CHIP, a Pharmacy Assistance Program, and a Buy-in Program. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance coverage. It is designed to provide health insurance coverage for individuals and families who are low income and who cannot afford to buy health insurance coverage from a private health insurance company. Medicaid is funded, in part, by the … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – April 29 – May 5, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review quickly goes over all of the blogs that were posted in the past seven days. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs that appear here weekly. What did you miss? This is an easy way to “ketchup” on everything. Ohio Requires Insurance Coverage for Exotic Animals Ohio now requires owners of exotic animals to purchase a certain amount of liability insurance coverage for each animal they own. They also have to prove that they are providing proper care for the animals, and that they have good fences. The Insurance … Continue reading →

Maryland Launches Insurance Watch

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The state of Maryland is doing something rather unique with health insurance. It has launched something called Insurance Watch. It will allow physicians to report abusive health insurance company practices. It will also help doctors to provide assistance to consumers who have had their legitimate claims denied. It is difficult to find an affordable health insurance policy that actually covers a reasonable amount of health care. Once a person finally locates a good plan, and gets approved for it, the expectation is that the insurer is going to actually live up to the promises it made when it was trying … Continue reading →