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13 insurers want to offer plans on state exchange
Thirteen insurers have submitted plans to offer health insurance on the state exchange, or marketplace where individuals can buy insurance under health care reform, that begins open enrollment in October. The plans must still be certified by the state....
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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...
Tags: Heritage Foundation, Health Insurance Cost, FTI Consulting Inc., CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Executive Branch
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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: Ceremonies, Medicare, Political Fundraising, Timonium, Teaching and Learning
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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: Medicare, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Medicaid, Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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...
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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: Humana Incorporated, Healthcare Laws, Medicaid, Republican Party, Insurance
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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: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Medicare, Health Insurance Cost, Executive Branch, Medicaid
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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 County (Maryland), Entertainment Events, Natural Resources, Forests, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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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: Root Canal, Bank Robbery, Medical Services, Coca-Cola Co., 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: World War II (1939-1945), Aquaculture, Baltimore County, Railway Transportation, Maryland
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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: Medicare, Humana Incorporated, Medicaid, Maryland, Insurance
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