Local MD lawmakers push to pass bill that would protect Marylanders on healthcare

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In Annapolis, legislators are also pushing for a bill that would continue to protect Marylanders with health insurance. Lawmakers say the consumer protections bill, also known as House Bill 697, would keep current policies in place if in fact the affordable care act were to expire. Policy protections include continuing to make sure residents aren’t denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions. And allowing children to stay on their parents health insurance until they’re 26. Legislators add that by making sure these protections stay in place, the cost of insurance won’t skyrocket.

“The more people we have insured the lower the rates will be so this is a step forward for our state for us to ensure that people are protected along within this process,” said Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (D-District 37A).

The bill has been heard in both the house and senate health and government committees, but has yet to receive the green light.