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Maryland hospital rates to tick upward
Patients and their insurers won't see much of a difference in hospital bills in the next year, as the state rate-setting panel decided to adopt a plan favored by the hospitals that holds payments "to a near-freeze level." In a close vote, the Maryland...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Corporate Officers
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Dismayed by Washington, Pooran runs for Congress
Milad Pooran was honeymooning in the South Pacific last summer as politicians in Washington were turning a deadline to raise the U.S. debt limit into another opportunity for partisan brinkmanship. A critical care physician from Frederick County, Pooran...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Colleges and Universities, Government Health Care, Democratic Party, Elections
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Health care jujitsu
If the Supreme Court decides the so-called "individual mandate" requiring everyone to buy health insurance is an unconstitutional extension of federal authority, the law starts unraveling. But with a bit of political jujitsu, President Barack Obama...
Tags: Justice System, Marketing, Insurance, Government Health Care, Democratic Party
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The wrong fix for Medicare
Medicare is in desperate need of reform. Program costs are spiraling out of control and threatening to bankrupt the country. Here in Maryland, on average, each Medicare enrollee costs about $11,400 per year — that's a thousand dollars higher than...
Tags: Orthopedic Surgery, Barack Obama, Healthcare Provider, General Practitioners, Health Organizations
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Got a better plan for reducing Medicare costs?
In their recent op-ed ("The wrong fix for Medicare," April 3), Doctors Gary Pushkin and Anuradha Reddy, past presidents of the Baltimore County and Baltimore City medical societies, respectively, advocate abolishing, with no alternative proposal, the...Tags: Baltimore County, Ellicott City, Government Health Care
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Doctors want sensible health care spending, too
We physicians are not a trade union ("Got a better plan for reducing Medicare costs?" April 5). We have a monopoly on an essential service. As such, we are not permitted to unionize without violating antitrust laws. However, medical practice is voluntary....Tags: Anti Trust Crime, Alzheimer's Disease, Corporate Crime, Government Health Care
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Rosen wins House nomination in 1st District
U.S.House candidate Wendy Rosen shifted her attention to the general election Thursday after her opponent conceded the race for the Democratic nomination in Maryland's 1st District — ending the final disputed contest from last week's statewide...Tags: Annapolis, Frank Kratovil, U.S. House of Representatives, Primaries, Government Health Care
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Obama and Romney surprisingly similar on health care
With Mitt Romney essentially assured the Republican nomination for president, the time has arrived to compare his (supposedly) differing viewpoints on health reform with President Barack Obama's. As many commentators and policy analysts have recognized,...
Tags: Medicaid, Labor Legislation, Government Health Care, Elections, Democratic Party
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Learn line dancing with Mary McCormick at East Columbia 50+ 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! Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Hanukkah, Personal Service, Gingerbread Houses, Culture, Dance
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Health reform saves Marylanders $46.2 million in prescription drug costs
Medicare recipients in Maryland saved $46.2 million in prescription drug costs because of health care reform, the Obama Administration said today. The savings were achieved with rebates and discounts to ease the burden of the donut hole, when patients...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Doughnuts, Drugs and Medicines, Government Health Care, Prescription Drugs
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Paul Ryan's song and dance
If Republicans are getting ready to turn an election-year corner, settle on a presidential nominee and begin broadening their political message beyond the reality-challenged segments of the GOP base, Rep. Paul Ryan clearly didn't get the message.
The $3....Tags: Public Finance, The Pentagon, Fox News Channel (tv network), Primaries, Government Health Care
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Anxious Marylanders wait to see if Congress will act
Failure of the congressional "supercommittee" to strike a deal on deficit reduction has left lawmakers scrambling to address a half-dozen bills of major importance to Marylanders, from extending tax breaks to paying Medicare doctors to securing federal...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Roscoe G Bartlett, Road Transportation, Health Organizations, Traffic
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