Healthy Howard

Healthy Howard is a county-sponsored health care program offered to certain uninsured residents of Howard County, Maryland. The program, which provides doctors visits and prescription drugs, has been nationally hailed as a model to offer health care to local lower income people without health insurance.

Healthcare in the United States
Government health programs Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) Indian Health Service (IHS) Medicaid / State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Medicare Prescription Assistance (SPAP) Military Health System (MHS) / Tricare Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Private health coverage Consumer-driven healthcare Flexible spending account (FSA) Health reimbursement account (HRA) Health savings account (HSA) High-deductible health plan (HDHP) Medical savings account (MSA) Private Fee-For-Service (PFFS) Health insurance in the United States Health insurance marketplaces Premium tax credit Managed care (CCP) Exclusive provider organization (EPO) Health maintenance organization (HMO) Preferred provider organization (PPO) Medical underwriting
Health care reform law Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (1986) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (2003) Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (2005) Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (2009) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
State level reform Dirigo Health (Maine) Massachusetts health care reform Oregon Health Plan SustiNet (Connecticut) Vermont health care reform
Municipal health coverage Healthcare in California Healthy San Francisco Healthy Way LA My Health LA Fair Share Health Care Act (Maryland) Healthy Howard (Howard Co., Maryland)

The program started on October 1, 2008, with a plan to accommodate 2,200 people in a salary range of $35,000 to $63,600 for a family of four. Plans were to increase this number by 2000 enrollees each year thereafter.

Services are also offered to those who become unemployed.

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