Chris Van Hollen, Brooke Lierman, other officials urge uninsured Marylanders to sign up for coverage through taxes

The open enrollment period closed last month, but Marylanders still will have a chance this tax season to sign up for health insurance for 2023. Comptroller Brooke Lierman, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen and other state officials and health care advocates plan to come together Friday morning to encourage uninsured residents to check a box on their state tax return to start the process of signing up for affordable health insurance. Maryland has run its tax-based Easy Enrollment program since 2019, when it became the first state in the country to launch such a program.