MARYLAND LAUNCHES NEW HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT PERIOD

Uninsured Marylanders will have a second chance to enroll in health coverage. Governor Larry Hogan announced yesterday the enrollment period will be extended to March 15^th. Health plans cover the cost of coronavirus tests. Marylanders who enroll by the 15^th of this month will be retroactively covered to January 1^st; between January 16^th and February 15^th, they will be covered, effective February 1^st; later enrollees will be covered effective March 1^st. The previous special enrollment period, from March through December 15^th of last year, saw nearly 107,000 enrolled in health coverage.