Washington, D.C. – Over 73,000 Marylanders have seen their health insurance plans terminated because of the President’s health reform law. Now the President is unilaterally changing the law to try to allow them to keep their plan for an additional year. If the insurance companies in Maryland who cancelled policies decide to extend them, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. is calling on Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Goldsmith to expedite the review of those extensions to ensure individuals will be able to keep their plans on January 1st.
Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. released the following statement:
“The President promised Americans that if they liked their plan they could keep it. The President’s proposal today is too little too late, but now the Maryland Insurance Commissioner must expedite the review of any policy extensions offered so that those who have plans and like them can keep them. I have heard from many constituents who liked their policies, but are losing them and can’t afford the dramatically higher prices of plans offered in the exchange. The Maryland Insurance Commissioner must do all she can to prevent this harm from occurring.”
Chris Meekins
M: 202-441-3095
Twitter: @RepAndyHarrisMD
Carol Voyles says
We’re glad to hear that Rep. Harris is concerned about our well-being, since as a physician he must encounter patients who face bankruptcy once they recover from their anesthesia – either because they have no insurance, couldn’t get any because they already required medical attention, got dropped, or had one of those policies that work great only as long as you stay well.
It’s good that he is concerned about how upsetting it is to lose health insurance, even a policy that may lead to bankruptcy, but we’re waiting anxiously to hear the rest of his plan.