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    May 14, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  1. Foundation in Towson helps people nationwide with immune deficiencies

    When 16-year-old Towson resident Aaron Sanzenbacher and his mother, Jenny Michalak, received Aaron's diagnosis with an immune deficiency, Aaron said his mother's reaction was, "What's that?"
    When 16-year-old Towson resident Aaron Sanzenbacher and his mother, Jenny Michalak, received Aaron's diagnosis with an immune deficiency, Aaron said his mother's reaction was, "What's that?" More than 30 years ago, Marcia Boyle thought the same thing...

    Tags: Conservation, Barack Obama, Government Health Care

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Scrabble at the Bain Center

    Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Clubs and Associations

    3. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Hospital rates vary significantly, Medicare data show

    Johns Hopkins Hospital charged $13,667 on average to treat one admission of a Medicare patient with diabetes in 2011, while a couple of miles away Mercy Medical Center billed an average of $8,425.
    Johns Hopkins Hospital charged $13,667 on average to treat one admission of a Medicare patient with diabetes in 2011, while a couple of miles away Mercy Medical Center billed an average of $8,425. The University of Maryland Medical Center charged $9,045...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Government Health Care, Annapolis, Urinary Tract Infection

    4. May 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Maryland hospitals oppose state plan to update waiver

    The Maryland Hospital Association has sent a letter to state health officials saying it will not support a proposal that would link medical spending to the state's economic growth.
    The Maryland Hospital Association has sent a letter to state health officials saying it will not support a proposal that would link medical spending to the state's economic growth. The state presented the proposal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland)

    5. May 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Md. hospitals say rate vote means jobs cuts

    Maryland hospitals said they will need to cut jobs and patient services after a state panel voted Wednesday to keep hospital rates flat, despite a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments required by federal sequestration.
    Maryland hospitals said they will need to cut jobs and patient services after a state panel voted Wednesday to keep hospital rates flat, despite a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments required by federal sequestration. "There are significant job cuts...

    Tags: Health Insurance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Government Health Care

    6. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Maryland hospitals warn of jobs losses if federal cuts hit

    The Maryland Hospital Association said Friday that jobs may be in jeopardy if a state commission approves a plan that would make hospitals absorb all of the 2 percent Medicare cuts required under federal sequestration.
    The Maryland Hospital Association said Friday that jobs may be in jeopardy if a state commission approves a plan that would make hospitals absorb all of the 2 percent Medicare cuts required under federal sequestration. The board of the Health Services...

    Tags: Government Health Care, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics

    7. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Rate-setting commission recommends no increase in hospital charges

    The state's hospitals would absorb all of the 2 percent Medicare cuts required by federal sequestration under a proposal released Thursday by the state panel that sets hospital rates.
    The state's hospitals would absorb all of the 2 percent Medicare cuts required by federal sequestration under a proposal released Thursday by the state panel that sets hospital rates. The recommendation by the staff of the Health Services Cost Review...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Government Health Care, Finance, Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests

    8. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. The myths that undermine Medicare and Social Security

    The talk in Washington and among opinion leaders around the country's budget issues today centers on "balance" and "responsibility." Many conservatives declare that these terms mean that there should be no new revenue, only spending cuts to programs such as Social Security and Medicare. They also propose to reduc cost of living adjustments for all Social Security recipients, a group of Americans who have seen traditional pensions eliminated and savings devastated by the Great Recession — and who rely more and more on our Social Security system, into which they paid during their entire working lives.
    The talk in Washington and among opinion leaders around the country's budget issues today centers on "balance" and "responsibility." Many conservatives declare that these terms mean that there should be no new revenue, only spending cuts to programs...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Congressional Budget Office, Market and Exchange, Government Health Care, Finance

    9. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Where our democracy works and where it doesn't

    Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it.
    Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Elected officials who had been against allowing undocumented...

    Tags: Migration, Government Health Care, Fiscal Cliff, Illegal Immigrants, Government Debt

    10. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. St. Joseph strikes deal with Medicare to recoup some of lost billings

    University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center will be able to recoup some of the tens of millions of dollars it lost while operating without a Medicare certification under a compromise reached with federal officials.
    University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center will be able to recoup some of the tens of millions of dollars it lost while operating without a Medicare certification under a compromise reached with federal officials. The Towson hospital will be...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Government Health Care, Allergies, Pharmaceuticals, Cardiologists

    11. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?

    President Barack Obama didn't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and the AARP have been howling all week about something they expected to be in it.
    President Barack Obama didn't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and the AARP have been howling all week about something they expected to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters?...

    Tags: Market and Exchange, Steaks, Consumers, Government Health Care, Bernard Sanders

    12. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Obama's budget: A put up or shut up moment for the GOP

    It's facile to say that if the extreme right and left of American politics dislike something, it must be a good idea, but in the case of President Barack Obama's budget proposal, it may be true.
    It's facile to say that if the extreme right and left of American politics dislike something, it must be a good idea, but in the case of President Barack Obama's budget proposal, it may be true. The president is taking one more stab at a "grand bargain"...

    Tags: Market and Exchange, Gun Control, Government Health Care, Budget Control Act of 2011, Budgets and Budgeting

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