The 2022 Open Enrollment period for health and dental insurance through Maryland Health Connection has ended. If you have special circumstances, you still may be eligible to apply for coverage outside of Open Enrollment. During this tax season, you can sign up for health coverage through the Easy Enrollment program. Simply check a box on your tax return allowing Maryland Health Connection to estimate your eligibility for coverage. You can apply for Medicaid year-round.
Our Health Education and Advocacy Unit can assist consumers who have enrollment disputes involving qualified health plans. Visit www.maryland cares.org for free help with an enrollment dispute.
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We are dedicated to continue providing services to Marylanders who need assistance with consumer or health billing issues. Our hotlines are operational. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, you may have to leave a message but you will get a response as quickly as possible.
410-528-8662 (Consumer)410-528-1840 (Health)En español 410-230-1712
As a reminder, you can always reach us by email heau@oag.state.md.us (health care/insurance billing) or consumer@oag.state.md.us (business complaints), or file a complaint through our website by clicking on the red button above, at the top left of the page.
The Health Education and Advocacy Unit of the Consumer Protection Division offers mediation services to consumers who have a billing dispute with their healthcare provider or a coverage dispute with their HMO or health insurance company. For example:
The Unit also helps consumers who have been denied enrollment in a Qualified Health Plan or denied Advanced Premium Tax Credits or Cost-Sharing Reductions by Maryland Health Connection. Maryland law also allows providers to file complaints against insurance carriers on behalf of consumers. The services of the Health Education and Advocacy Unit are FREE to consumers.
If you need our help with a health insurance claim or with a medical bill, you must submit an authorization form so we may obtain your medical, insurance and billing information. Your healthcare provider(s) and your health insurance company are prohibited from sharing your information with us without your signed authorization. If you need our assistance with your Maryland Health Connection appeal, you will need to complete an Authorized Representative Form. For denials of premium tax credits or cost-sharing reductions, consumers need to provide copies of financial records that show proof of household income.
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