Unemployment - Insurance Revisions and Special Enrollment Period for Health Benefits
What this bill does
Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to open a special or other enrollment period for an individual who consents to share information through a certain system; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to begin implementing a system, by September 1, 2021, through which an individual who has filed a claim for benefits may consent to the sharing of relevant information by the Department with the Exchange and the Maryland Department of Health to determine whether the individual qualifies for free or low-cost insurance; etc.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DUMAIS, BRIG | 1199SEIU UHE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist | AFSCME Council 3 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guerrero, Camila | Camila Guerrero | Oral |
| FAV | Weiss, Erica | Erica H. Weiss, Strategic Health Writing/Editing | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dorn, Stan | Families USA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Van Rens, Robert | NVR Associates LLP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elliott, Richard DeShay | Prince George's County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hooker, Nzingha | The National Employment Law Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Charkoudian, Lorig | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Spicer, Andy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Thomas, Charles | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Legal Aid, Maryland | Maryland Legal Aid | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | DeMarco, Vincentlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen | Maryland Dept. of Health | Written (PDF) |