The percentage of young Marylanders with health insurance rose to 81.7 percent last year from 75 percent in 2009, a rate much faster than the national average, census data shows.
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Report: Maryland Health Insurance Premiums Up 51 Percent
Although Maryland has been a leader in implementing health care reform, family health insurance premiums in the state rose by 51 percent over the last seven years, more than the national average, according to a report released Thursday.
Critics Argue Maryland’s Health Care Overhaul Lacks Prudence
Maryland is recognized as one of the first to embrace the federal Affordable Care Act passed in 2010 and to begin implementing its provisions. But some policy experts are concerned that Maryland’s commitment to health reform could prove shortsighted if the law, expected to be reviewed by the Supreme Court, is overturned.