Building a Medicare Advantage network in Maryland? Blueprint knows Maryland’s rules.
Blueprint is pre-configured with Maryland’s 24 counties, CMS MA time-distance thresholds, and HSD specialty categories. Your adequacy score runs on day one.
Maryland at a Glance
24
Counties tracked
22
MA plans competing
October 1 – March 31
Filing window
The Maryland Adequacy Challenge
Why building in Maryland requires local expertise.
Maryland is a Dense DC-Baltimore corridor with rural western and shore gaps state. MA plan sponsors operating here must satisfy CMS time-distance standards across all 24 counties — a task that demands accurate county classifications and pre-loaded specialty categories. Getting it wrong means adequacy gap notices and potential filing rejections.
Western Maryland (Garrett County) and Eastern Shore rural counties have persistent specialist shortages — behavioral health and oncology routinely require access exceptions despite small geographic footprint
Key Specialties to Monitor in MD
How Blueprint Handles It
How Blueprint handles Maryland MA builds.
All 24 counties pre-loaded
No setup needed for the county map. Every Maryland county is pre-loaded with the correct urban, suburban, and rural classifications Blueprint uses for adequacy scoring.
CMS MA rules for Maryland
Time-distance thresholds, urban/suburban/rural county classifications, and HSD specialty requirements are all loaded. No manual configuration required.
Rural gap detection built in
Blueprint automatically flags counties that need waiver or good-faith effort documentation — so your team knows where to focus before the filing window closes.
Quick Reference
Key adequacy considerations for Maryland.
| County classification | Dense DC-Baltimore corridor with rural western and shore gaps |
| Top specialty gaps | Primary Care, Cardiology, Oncology, Behavioral Health |
| Rural strategy | Western Maryland (Garrett County) and Eastern Shore rural counties have persistent specialist shortages — behavioral health and oncology routinely require access exceptions despite small geographic footprint |
| Filing window | October 1 – March 31 |
Customer Story
“Teams building MA networks in Marylanduse Blueprint to catch adequacy gaps at Week 4 — not Week 14.”
Ready to build in Maryland?
Your Maryland MA network build starts on day one.
All 24 Maryland counties, CMS MA rules, and rural gap detection are pre-loaded. Schedule a demo and your adequacy score runs before the call ends.