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CareFirst proposes 25 percent rate increase under health care reform
Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates an average of 25...
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From 'green' honors to 'black and white' excellence, Dulaney High in the news
Over the summer, Dulaney High School accrued many honors, and as of June the school was elevated to the status of a Model Green School. This distinction, which is possible only for school that earn "Green School" designation two years, was bestowed based...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Flu, Schools, United Way , Ceremonies
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Insurance co-op to start with $65 million federal loan
A Maryland group led by Howard County health officer Peter Beilenson has received a $65 million loan under federal health reform to start the state's first insurance co-op, a consumer-owned nonprofit that will compete against private insurers to sell...Tags: Labor Legislation, Medicaid, Medical Procedures and Tests, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Insurance
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$5.6B deal positions Aetna for changing health care market
Aetna's plans announced Monday to acquire Coventry Health Care Inc. for $5.6 billion could catapult the insurance giant to the front of an industry race to capitalize on Obamacare and the health needs of aging baby boomers. The deal, subject to...
Tags: Healthcare Policies, Medicaid, HealthSpring Inc., Insurance, Prescription Drugs
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Baltimore expands virtual supermarket program
Baltimore is expanding a program where people in areas with limited access to healthy foods can order groceries on the Internet and pick up their purchase at a designated place in their neighborhood. The two-year-old Virtual Supermarket Program which...
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Health Care: Insurers step up, modestly
Singing the praises of major U.S. insurance companies is not a common pastime on these pages, but recent events require at least a stanza and perhaps even a chorus. Such is the tuneful news that several have decided that no matter how the U.S. Supreme...Tags: Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Healthcare Policies, Medicaid, Mitt Romney
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Maryland braces for Supreme Court decision on health care reform law
Miriam Brand just graduated from the University of Maryland and does not have a job, but she does have health insurance.
The 22-year-old diabetic is among the 2.5 million Americans who were allowed to stay on their parents' policies because of the...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, Stephen J. Hemsley, Small Businesses
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Barns are stars of Western Maryland driving tour
On a brisk autumn morning perfect for a leisurely drive, I set out from Baltimore en route to Maryland's westernmost county.
With its rolling hills dotted with farms, mountain vistas and cornfields, plus dense forests gleaming with brilliant fall hues,...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Farms, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Business, Frederick County (Maryland)
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In 'socialized medicine,' a man wouldn't rob a bank to get health care
I pay my taxes.
I will not offend your intelligence by pretending to enjoy it. Writing that check is about as enjoyable as a chain-saw root canal. But I don't resent it, either.
I pay my taxes because this is how we the people pay for things we deem...Tags: Bank Robbery, Medical Services, Vehicles, Root Canal, Feet
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Margaret Faya, medical records supervisor, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterMargaret E. Faya, a retired medical records supervisor at Spring Grove Hospital Center, died June 21 of complications of an infection at Howard County General Hospital. The Columbia resident was 91. Born Mary Elizabeth Burkman in Baltimore, she grew up...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, World War II (1939-1945), High School Sports, Railway Transportation, Harbor East
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Firms picked for Medicare drug plan
Sun reporterSignaling the start of a race among private insurers to sign up millions of older Americans, federal officials announced yesterday which companies had been approved to offer new Medicare drug coverage. The announcement is the first round of what promises...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Retirement, Church and State Relations, Medicaid, Personal Income
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Redmer lays HMO cost rise to Democrats
Sun StaffRebuffing partisan calls for his resignation, state Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. defended yesterday his handling of requests from insurers to pass on a recently approved 2 percent HMO tax to consumers, saying he is following the procedure...Tags: Republican Party, Private Health Care, Democratic Party, Martin O'Malley, Malpractice
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