7/19/12
Maryland Specific
If you have questions about your premium rate increase, call the:
Maryland Insurance Administration
410-468-2000, 1-800-492-6166
http://www.mdinsurance.state.md.us/sa/home-page/contacts-at-mia.html
Other useful contacts include:
Health Care Reform in Maryland
http://www.healthreform.maryland.gov/
410-974-3901
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us
Phone: 410-767-6500
Toll Free: 1-877-4MD-DHMH (1-877-463-3464)
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Medicaid/ Medical Assistance
1-800-456-8900 / 1-800-284-4510
For questions about: Maryland Assistance for families, Maryland Children’s Health Program and Women, Services, HealthChoice Program, Primary Adult Care Program, Family Planning Program
Medicaid/ Medical Assistance/Beneficiary Services/ Pharmacy Access
410-767-5800
For questions about: Questions for HealthChoice Enrollment, General Information, Eligibility and Billing Assistance, Pharmacy Access Hotline and Pharmacy related issues, Citizenship Identity
Local Health Departments
Montgomery County 240-777-1245
Prince Georges County 301-883-7879
http://dhr.maryland.gov/county.php
Affordable Care Act
For information about the Affordable Care Act, visit www.healthcare.gov.
The Affordable Care Act is already helping millions of Americans. This includes:
- 86 million Americans, including both seniors in Medicare and Americans under age 65 in private plans, have received one or more free preventive services, such as check-ups and cancer screenings.
- 105 million Americans have had a lifetime limit on their coverage eliminated.
- Up to 17 million children who have pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied coverage by insurers.
- 2.5 million additional young adults up to age 26 now have health insurance.
- 5.1 million seniors in the ‘donut hole’ have received savings on their prescription drugs.
- $3.2 billion that seniors in the ‘donut hole’ have saved on their prescription drugs, or an average of $635 per senior.
- 2.3 million seniors have taken advantage of a free Annual Wellness Visit under Medicare.
- 360,000 small employers have used the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit to help them afford health insurance for 2 million workers in 2011.
