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Opinion: Congress Needs to Make Health Care Subsidies Permanent – Maryland Matters
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By Rene Averitt-Sanzone
The author is the chief director at The Mother and father’ Place of Maryland, Maryland’s particular training and well being data heart since June 2017. She has held a wide range of roles within the discipline of particular training – father or mother educator, early childhood habits specialist, evaluator and constitution faculty administrator. She is the father or mother of two grown daughters who’re deaf.
Like most moms, a few of my first ideas each morning are about my kids. I’ve two daughters, each now adults, who’re deaf. I’m immensely happy with them, and as their mom, I’m no much less involved with their happiness, well being and security as we speak than once they had been little.
Like different households of youngsters with disabilities and particular well being care wants, our ideas by no means stray too removed from issues that our children have continued entry to the sources they should thrive.
Add yet another concern to our listing: a crucial federal program that has gone a protracted method to enhancing entry to inexpensive well being take care of folks in these communities may expire on the finish of the 12 months.
At The Mother and father’ Place of Maryland, we work each day to empower households as advocates and companions in enhancing each training and well being outcomes for kids throughout the state who’re differently-abled or have further care wants. These kids deserve each alternative to achieve their full potential.
But far too typically, we proceed to see these kids fall by way of the cracks in our well being care system — particularly as they attain maturity.
Kids with particular well being care wants of any type — from listening to impairment to autism, studying disabilities or genetic issues — can develop as much as be working, contributing members of society. They’ll stay full, impartial lives once they have entry to the best sources.
Nevertheless, far too many face a big roadblock in affording the care they want once they age off their mother and father’ well being care plans.
Due to the enlargement of the Reasonably priced Care Act well being care subsidies within the American Rescue Plan Act final 12 months, enrollment in Maryland Well being Connection plans grew by greater than 60% for people who beforehand didn’t qualify for tax credit, bringing life-saving monetary aid to 1000’s of Marylanders.
These subsidies have helped decrease the price of care by way of the federal market, offering inexpensive choices to extra Marylanders and enhancing entry to take care of a broader group of people and households. Greater than 50,000 people in our communities who may not have beforehand certified for subsidies can now afford the mandatory protection for the care they want.
Tragically, these Marylanders and thousands and thousands of different Individuals who’ve benefitted from these well being care subsidies at the moment are liable to dropping their alternative to entry inexpensive, high quality protection: The expanded tax credit are set to run out on the finish of this 12 months until Congress acts now to make them everlasting.
We can’t let these subsidies expire. They signify essential progress in enhancing our nation’s well being care system to higher serve all Individuals.
If the tax credit are allowed to run out, shut to fifteen million people throughout the nation may see their premiums improve by a median of $600 per 12 months. With elevated prices of protection, our youngsters and neighbors could possibly be pressured to go with out the sources they should really succeed.
Based on a 2021 Gallup ballot, almost a 3rd of all Individuals have reported that they haven’t sought care or remedy due to the price.
We will and will do higher.
Congressman Steny Hoyer performed a key position when these subsidies had been first created within the Reasonably priced Care Act. He then performed a key position within the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act.
Now, we name on the Home majority chief together with the remainder of his colleagues in Congress to make sure that the insurance coverage subsidies expanded beneath the American Rescue Plan are made everlasting earlier than they expire in a matter of months. In doing so, we give ourselves the chance to proceed constructing on the enhancements they signify.
Our kids’s future is dependent upon it.
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Maryland Weather: Severe Storms Moving in From West
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BALTIMORE – Severe storms have been plaguing western Maryland this afternoon. They are on the move east and will push into Carroll County near the 6pm hour. These storms have a history of producing winds capable of downing trees. We are also seeing heavy rain and lightning.
Most of the activity will push north and south of the forecast area surrounding Baltimore with the marine layer or stable air mass keeping the severe weather west of the mountain regions.
The warm front associated with the severe weather is bring warm, humid air in overnight. Expect overnight lows in the low 70s with scattered showers and isolated severe storms.
A secondary cold front will bring another chance for an isolated strong storms on Sunday. The day won’t be a washout, there is the possibility of active weather in the afternoon and evening.
The front will bring bright sunny skies for Monday with low humidity. Perfect weather for the afternoon barbecue or last summer activity. Kids getting back to school this week should expect refreshing temperatures… possibly even a little chilly with overnight lows in the 50s.
High pressure will control our weather for the middle of the week. Expect sunny skies and low humidity through Friday. Overnight lows Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the mid 50s, with afternoon highs in the upper 70s. The chance of showers returns late Friday.
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How to watch Maryland football vs. UConn
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Maryland football is back and kicks off its season at home against UConn on Saturday.
The Terps will take on the Huskies for first time since 2013, when Maryland won, 32-21. The Terps are coming off an 8-5 season, in which they won their third straight bowl game, while UConn is coming off a disappointing 3-9 season and looking to play spoiler on the road.
With a victory, Maryland will move its week one winning streak to five games.
The numbers
Maryland: 0-0
UConn: 0-0
All-time series: Maryland leads, 2-1
DraftKings Sportsbook line: Maryland -19.5, O/U 44.5
How to watch and listen
When: Saturday, Aug. 31, 12 p.m. ET
Where: SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland
TV: Fox Sports 1 — Connor Onion (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Radio: 105.7 FM (Balt) / 980 AM (DC) – Johnny Holliday (play-by-play), Steve Suter (analyst), LaMont Jordan (sideline)
Streaming: Fox Sports
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Maryland Supreme Court reinstates Adnan Syed murder conviction, orders new hearing
BALTIMORE— Maryland’s Supreme Court has upheld an appellate court’s decision to reinstate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case gained national attention in 2014 when it was featured on the first season of the “Serial” podcast.
The ruling says the case should be sent back to a lower court for a new hearing on whether it should be thrown out entirely. The decision reverses a lower court’s ruling that had cleared Syed’s name two years ago.
Syed had served more than 20 years for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
He was freed from prison in September 2022 after Baltimore prosecutors found flaws in the evidence presented at trial and a judge agreed to vacate his conviction.
However, Lee’s relatives appealed the decision, contending they didn’t receive sufficient notice to attend the hearing that set Syed free. In March 2023, the Maryland Appellate Court agreed and reinstated Syed’s conviction and ordered a redo of the hearing.
Syed appealed that ruling, bringing the matter to the Maryland Supreme Court. Friday’s ruling comes 11 months after arguments were made.
Justices found the circuit court violated the rights of Young Lee, Hae Min Lee’s brother.
“In an effort to remedy what they perceived to be an injustice to Mr. Syed, the prosecutor and the Circuit Court worked an injustice against Mr. Lee,” the court said.
Syed will remain free until the next hearing which has not been scheduled. The Supreme Court ordered the Lee family must have sufficient notice of the new hearing and a new judge must preside.
“If there’s actually evidence presented that shows that Adnan Syed should not have been convicted, we would be the first ones to congratulate Adnan Syed and argue he should be a free man,” said David Sanford, the attorney for the Lee family. “That hasn’t happened yet.”
In their dissenting opinions, several justices wrote when the case was vacated, any appeal by Young Lee should’ve been rendered moot. Those justices also argued there aren’t any specific victims’ rights that would require Young Lee be allowed to be present at that 2022 hearing.
Syed’s lawyer Erica Suter said that while they disagree with the ruling, the Lee family’s pain in this isn’t lost on them.
“Wrongful convictions devastate the wrongly accused, their family and the family of the victim,” Suter said. “Reinstating Adnan’s wrongful conviction does not provide justice or closure.”
Rabia Chaudry, Syed’s friend and advocate, went on Instagram Live to affirm that she will do what she can to keep Syed a free man.
“I will never not fight for his freedom and I know there are others, also, in his life who will never not fight for his freedom,” Chaudry said.
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