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How Realtors in Maryland Pay Less for Health Insurance (Real Examples)
Three representative scenarios from Maryland agents, with the numbers. These are illustrations, not guarantees — your price depends on your age, health and ZIP.
Example 1: the over-the-cliff agent, Baltimore
Age 47, healthy, $140,000 in commissions. Was paying about $820/month full price on Maryland Health Connection. Moved to a private PPO on Cigna, Aetna and PHCS PPO at about $410/month with a lower deductible. Savings: roughly $4,900 a year.
Example 2: the agent who actually qualified, Bethesda
Age 38, gross $78,000, but after expenses and a SEP-IRA contribution MAGI was $54,000 — under the line. Had never applied through Maryland Health Connection. A subsidized Silver plan came in around $190/month versus the $610 she was paying directly to a carrier.
Example 3: the family, Columbia
Couple, 52 and 50, two teens, $190,000 household. Full-price family marketplace plan: about $2,100/month. Private family PPO: about $1,150/month. Savings: roughly $11,000 a year. Both parents healthy; the plan was underwritten and approved in two days.
What they had in common
None of them had ever seen both markets side by side. Maryland has a progressive state income tax plus a county income tax, so the self-employed health premium deduction helps at the federal, state and local level.
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