How state health reform has helped some Marylanders
Advocacy group Maryland Health Care For All! Coalition released a book today chronicling the stories of 40 people or families who have benefited from changes in the states healthcare policies in the last several years.
The book, “Faces of Maryland’s Newly Insured,” looks at people who have gotten access to insurance through reform made in the state’s healthcare system since 2007.
Some of the changes include legislation that expanded coverage to low-income adults and grants to small businesses to offer coverage to their employees. A cigarette tax funded many of the changes.
The stories include that of Linda of Central Maryland who was able to get insurance for her whole family under the Medical Assistance for Families program and the Maryland Children’s Health Program after her husband lost his job.
Louise of Central Maryland gets help paying her monthly prescription premium through the Maryland Senior Drug Assistance Program. Melanie from Baltimore got coverage fror her children through the Maryland Children’s Health Program after her husband lost his job.
The release of the book comes out as state officials are hammering out how to implement national reform, most of which takes affect in 2014.
“These stories are a testament to the success of health care reform in Maryland,” said Vincent DeMarco, President of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative. “We look forward to building on this success as we fully implement federal health reform in our State.”
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