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- Dr. Philip J. Ferris, former longtime chairman of the department of surgery at Franklin Square Medical Center, died Nov. 8 of cardiac arrest at his Lutherville home. He was 79.
- $65 million loan under health reform to be used to start Evergreen Health Cooperative Inc., insurance company owned by consumers
- Health Secretary Sharfstein says expanding health coverage won't be sustainable unless Maryland can reduce expenses by emphasizing primary care
- An unusually large number of people have come down with the respiratory disease whooping cough this year around the nation, and in Maryland, prompting public health officials to issue warnings about booster shots for adults and children.
- The Supreme Court's recent ruling on federal health care reform may have settled legal concerns, but the heads of Maryland's top insurer and two largest medical institutions said there are still unanswered questions and worries about the law.
- Maryland will continue to roll out benefits under health reform after Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court to uphold President Obama's landmark legislation
- Supreme Court upholds health care reform law, offering access to millions
- Grant to fund Baltimore Health System's plan to coordinate behavioral-primary care
- Regional insurer CareFirst reports patient-centered program custs costs, improves care
- The North Harford High School (NHHS) PTSA and the After Prom Party Committee would like to take this opportunity to express their thanks to the NHHS parents, faculty and administration, volunteers, and the local community for all of their help and support that made the 2012 NHHS After Prom Party such a great success!
- Maryland Health Insurance Plan changes procurement and review process after audit
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- Maryland works to sign up uninsured with pre-existing conditions for coverage
- Gov. Martin O'Malley surprised Central Middle School eighth-grader Victoria Marinzel at a school assembly on Monday with a Compassionate Marylander Award and a Governor's Citation.
- Community health centers to get $85 million in grants from Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield
- An Annapolis woman pleaded guilty Friday to using several false identities to fraudulently obtain bank loans and social security benefits and defraud private and public insurers, prosecutors said.
- Cancer treatment: Those who need oral chemotherapy should not have to pay vastly more than patients on IV drugs
- Police have identified the man who died Thursday morning after he was involved in a two-car accident near Owings Mills Mall, police said.
- Church officials and other religious-based groups are gearing up to fight a recent order by the Obama administration that they include birth control in employee health plans — a requirement some say could also threaten the protection of other moral beliefs and practices.
- Maryland needs primary care physicians as thousands enter insurance rolls under health care reform
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- Maryland's infant mortality rate drops to lowest level