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Before the House of Representatives' health care vote on Thursday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to press his case to repeal the Affordable Care Act. -
- The future health care choice is a government-run single-payer system or a hugely expensive for-profit oligopoly, says Robert Reich.
- Insurers with healthy members make payments to those with sicker members under federal program designed to spread risk.
- Anthem is buying rival Cigna in a deal valued at $54.2 billion that will create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million patients in the U.S.
- Recent health insurance consolidation may be good for shareholders, but it's bad for the rest of us, says Robert Reich.
- Four health insurance companies have paid a combined $280,000 in fines to the Maryland Insurance Administration for selling health insurance plans to college students that did not meet state standards.
- Maryland officials on Wednesday approved $16 billion in contracts that are intended to change the way state employees use health care by offering rewards for taking steps to stay well — and imposing penalties for refusing to comply.
- The Taneytown council approves two contracts for the construction and construction management of upgrades to the city's wastewater management system
- A 38,000 square foot patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is, a one-stop-shop medical center where patients receive care from primary care physicians and specialists
- Maryland approved a plan Monday to allow small businesses to offer employees small group health plans in April, but pushed back the launch of its small business health care exchange website to Jan. 1, 2015, in line with the federal health exchange.
- The Howard County Board of Education Thursday, Jan. 23, terminated its contract with United Healthcare, officially backing out of a Medicare Advantage Health Benefits plan that many retirees had criticized.
- The Howard County Public School System and the Board of Education have decided to suspend implementing the new United Healthcare Medicare Advantage plan on Jan. 1, 2014, after retirees voiced anger over the plan's lack of acceptance at their medical providers.
- Following complaints and concerns, the Howard County Public School System is suspending the implementation of the new Medicare plan for retirees under United Healthcare
- A change in benefits for retired Howard County Public School System employees will compromise their health care. Superintendent Renee Foose said the school system is working with United Health Care to address concerns, and health care costs will be covered by the system if a solution isn't reached.
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said Tuesday that it would offer more than 55,500 individuals the chance to extend their healthcare plans for a year even though they don't comply with the federal Affordable Care Act.
- As Obama continues his campaign to win over Americans skeptical of the Affordable Care Act, the ranks of critics are growing, swollen by people who are losing their existing health insurance because it does not comply with the law
- About 73,000 policy holders around the state will lose their insurance in coming months because nine insurance companies are dropping some health plans that were not grandfathered under the Affordable Care Act, the Maryland Insurance Administration confirmed Monday.
- Maryland small businesses buying health coverage for their employees through a new state insurance marketplace could pay anywhere from 5 percent less to 15 percent more in premiums next year under rates state regulators approved Tuesday.
- Obamacare exchanges rob consumers of choice and force them to buy more expensive plans.
- Aetna Inc. canceled plans to sell insurance on Maryland's health insurance exchange as the insurer weighs participation in such marketplaces, set to open nationwide Oct. 1 as part of federal health care reform.
- With some of the lowest projected insurance rates in the nation, Maryland leads the way in creating a vibrant health insurance exchange.
- Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Goldsmith Friday released approved premium increases for nine insurance companies who applied to sell plans to individuals through a state exchange, called Maryland Health Connection, established under health reform.
- The state's largest health insurer has proposed raising rates an average of 25 percent for those who buy through the individual market to help cover the cost of more sick people entering the pool under health reform.
- 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. ...
- $65 million loan under health reform to be used to start Evergreen Health Cooperative Inc., insurance company owned by consumers
- Aetna's plans to acquire Bethesda-based Coventry Health Care Inc. for $5.6 billion would position insurance giant for changing health care market.
- Most agree Supreme Court decision on health care reform law won't stop all benefits
- Decision by UnitedHealth and others to retain certain Obamacare reforms is welcome but underscores the perils of upcoming Supreme Court ruling
- Quilt paintings on barns in Garrett County provide artful reminder of local traditions
- Margaret E. Faya, a retired medical records supervisor at Spring Grove Hospital Center, died of complications of an infection June 21 at Howard County General Hospital. The Columbia resident was 91.
- Leonard Pitts finds a link between anti-tax insanity and the strange, sad case of James Verone
