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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="31-126" title_number="31" title_name="Maryland Health Benefit Exchange" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Maryland Health Benefit Exchange">
  <text>The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange shall promote access to health insurance for child care professionals by:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>partnering with:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>the State Department of Education;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>prekindergarten provider hubs, as defined in § 7–1A–01 of the Education Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>child care associations; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>relevant nonprofit organizations;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>helping child care professionals obtain health insurance through the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange or Medicaid;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>assisting child care professionals who lose Medicaid coverage with finding alternative health insurance options;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>helping ensure health plan options meet the budgets and health insurance coverage needs of child care professionals and child care employers;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>providing informational resources, including flyers, webinars, in–person events, and other outreach materials targeted to the child care provider community; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>assessing current levels of health care access across the child care community by conducting a survey:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>developed in consultation with the State Department of Education and relevant nonprofit organizations; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>with a particular emphasis on providers who accept child care scholarship vouchers.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
