As Maryland Legislature Begins Debate On State Individual Mandate, Hogan’s Position Uncertain

The Maryland General Assembly this week began debate on legislation that would create a down payment plan to replace the federal individual mandate, but it remains unclear if the state’s moderate-Republican Governor Larry Hogan would sign off on such legislation. If the law passes the state legislature and is enacted, Maryland would be the first state to implement such policy since the GOP tax law abolished the federal mandate. The proposal, known as the Protect Maryland Health Care Act, introduced...