Montgomery Community Media

Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act is now open. Learn more in this short video. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Affordable Care Act contains two provisions that may affect your tax return this year: the individual shared responsibility provision and the premium tax credit. Here’s what you should know: Information Forms: 1095-A, 1095-B, and 1095-C This year marks the first time that certain taxpayers will receive new health-care related information forms that they can […]

With the deadline fast approaching, Montgomery County Health and Human Services case workers have been busy assisting an influx of residents who need help applying and navigating the health insurance open enrollment process. County Cable Montgomery’s Lorna Virgili  reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports about the County Council’s review of the Montgomery Village Master Plan, open enrollment for healthcare, the upcoming Women’s Legislative Briefing, and a recap of a legislative briefing in Silver Spring, a local nonprofit’s plans to relocate from Brookeville to Boyds […]

Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act is now open. Adults 18 through 64 years of age must have health coverage. The qualifying uninsured may pay a tax penalty for not purchasing health insurance. Learn more in this short video: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters Monday morning for a news briefing during which he discussed the Purple Line; recent Supreme Court decision regarding same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care act; and the county’s financial status. You can watch the entire news conference here:

Interfaith Works, a nonprofit that works with more than 165 congregations in Montgomery County, had volunteers at the World of Montgomery Festival to help people become aware of the open season to enroll in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Enrollment begins on Nov. 15. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Linda Cornelius, a lead navigator at […]

Nearly half of the total enrollees in the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange are from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. More than 32,000 residents from these two counties were enrolled in qualified health plans as of the end of May.

Here are five things you need to know today, March 31, in Montgomery County: 1. A retaining wall collapsed in Gaithersburg on Sunday and two nearby Kentlands homes were evacuated and a portion of Quince Orchard Road remains closed in case of a mudslide. 2. Kindergarten orientation begins in Montgomery County Public Schools this week. […]

The Montgomery County Council at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, will hold the third session of a public hearing on County Executive Isiah Leggett’s proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Capital Budget and his proposed FY 2015-20 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The CIP is a six-year plan for funding major projects. The public hearing will be […]