medicare

• Opinion

Robert B. Reich: Are Democrats up to the task of ousting Trump?

Robert Reich: The fates of America and the world depend on Democrats' selection of a presidential candidate.

• Opinion

Like water, health care is a basic need denied to many Baltimoreans

Water has been restored to Poe Homes but the health care needs of many low-income Baltimore residents are still not being met.

• Maryland

Ambulance company that won big Baltimore contract to pay $1.25 million to settle Medicaid fraud case

The federal government announced a $1.25 million settlement in a Medicare fraud case against an ambulance company the city of Baltimore hired last year.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 21, 2019

• Maryland

South Carroll: Runners to blaze fast path down Sykesville Main Street for Coolest Mile

On June 30, come to the Coolest Small Town in America, Sykesville, to participate in the Coolest Mile and run or walk with your family and friends.

• Opinion

Why are we so afraid of single payer in Maryland?

Despite interest from advocacy groups and legislators, we are still working to establish some traction for single payer in Maryland. What are we afraid of?

• Opinion

Is an all-payer system what U.S. health care needs?

Several other countries have been far more successful than the U.S. in controlling health care spending while preserving private insurance. Here's how.

• Opinion

Cal Thomas: A problem for every solution

Cal Thomas: Reducing the debt and reforming entitlements is simple, if you're not a member of Congress.

• Opinion

Johns Hopkins should stop suing poor people

Johns Hopkins is under scrutiny once again for taking the most financially-strapped patients to court over unpaid medical debt.

• Opinion

Hopkins lawsuits against poor show need for Medicare For All

The decision by Johns Hopkins to sue low income people for unpaid hospital bills shows the need for Medicare for All.

• Opinion

Don't believe propaganda criticizing "Medicare for All"

The Partnership for America's Health Care Future is a front representing major insurance companies, big Pharma and private hospitals who are part of a major industry effort to kill the Medicare for All movement.

• Opinion

The more Americans learn about 'Medicare for All,' the less they like it

Every American deserves access to quality, affordable health care, but the one-size-fits-all “Medicare for All” is the wrong way to achieve that goal.

• Opinion

Gov. Hogan has opportunity to improve health care in Md.

Governor Hogan has now been given yet another opportunity to improve health care in Maryland with two pieces of bipartisan landmark legislation that have landed on his desk for consideration.

• Opinion

'Health Care for All,' the path forward

Physicians, politicians and the public must join together to push back against big business and advocate for what many know as “Medicare for All” or “single payer,” but I prefer to call “Health Care for All.”

• Opinion

Witcover: America's pre-existing health condition: Donald Trump

Donald Trump is our nation's pre-existing condition, says Jules Witcover.

• Maryland

Letters

Letters published in the Carroll County Times on March 30.

• Health

MedStar Health to pay $35 million to settle allegations of a kickback scheme

MedStar Health has agreed to pay $35 million to resolve allegations the hospital system paid kickbacks to a cardiology group in Pikesville in exchange for referrals, according to a statement from Robert Hur, the U.S. attorney for Maryland and other federal investigators. 

By Meredith Cohn

Mar 21, 2019

• Maryland

Letters: Concerned about political vandalism; another view of Medicare for All; Clintons deserving of criticism

Carroll County Times letters to the editor.

• Commentary

Minnich: Brace for feeding frenzy

Judging from the junk phone calls I get, we’re in for a feeding frenzy at the public trough if Medicare for all isn’t done right.

• Health

Drug industry targeted by Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley and Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley of Iowa and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings of Maryland are taking aim at the drug industry. So is President Donald Trump.

• Opinion

Mike Miller and the cost of prescription drugs

Maryland Senate president is finding out what state retirees already know - prescriptions are costly and it's worse on Medicare.

• Commentary

Culleton: Avoiding unwanted phone calls and scammers

Annoyed by unwanted phone calls? Welcome to the bulk of us. On some of them we just hang up. Those that state "don't hang up" make it very simple to do so. Others can be warned off if you say they are violating the federal Do Not Call Registry and that you have their number and will report them.

• Opinion

Alternative Fact of the Week: Pentagon accounting for all

It doesn't take a billionaire Republican president with a penchant for lying to to twist the facts - a Democratic socialist from the Bronx can do it, too.

• Maryland

Keep up to date with latest maglev report

South Laurel/Montpelier neighborhood column

• Health

New head of state's largest health insurer sees broad mandate to improve care, cut costs

The new CEO of Maryland’s largest health insurer wants to explore means of lowering health cost for all state residents, as well as expanding its own reach potentially through the Medicare and Medicaid government health programs.

By Meredith Cohn

Nov 26, 2018

• Maryland

Commentary: 'Medicare for All'? A grim prognosis

Now that Democrats are poised to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January, taxpayers can expect a major push to achieve the "progressive"

• Opinion

Still not sure whether to vote for Hogan or Jealous? Here's where they stand on the issues.

Here's how Gov. Larry Hogan and Democrat Ben Jealous answered The Sun's questions about the biggest issues facing the state — and the editorial board's take on each one.

• Opinion

Ben Jealous could save you a bundle on health care

Since the national Republican Party and our governor are disinclined to rein in drug prices, Marylanders hoping for relief with the bills they pay at the pharmacy, should take a closer look at Democrat Ben Jealous’ health care strategy.

• Commentary

Culleton: Health care isn't a 'bad thing'

This is an election year and the electronic media is loaded with political ads. My favorite (I have viewed two different versions) warns voters that if they vote for a Democrat some "bad things" will inevitably occur. The joke is that all the "bad things" would be welcomed in this household.

• Maryland

We're not prepared for the coming dementia crisis

Many of us played the lottery this week in hopes becoming an instant billionaire. The chance of winning was less than 1 in 300 million, yet we all believed we

• Opinion

Witcover: Trump's unintended public service is getting out the vote

Jules Witcover: President Trump is not on the ballot, but Americans will still be voting for or against him on Nov. 6.

• Health

Maryland extends drug coverage after judge rules state retirees don't have to switch plans

A federal judge in Maryland district court ruled this week that the state can't force state retirees to switch to a prescription drug plan that many said was too expensive.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Oct 11, 2018

• Politics

Transcript of the Maryland governor's debate between Larry Hogan and Ben Jealous

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Democratic challenger Ben Jealous met Monday for the only scheduled debate in the 2018 governor’s race. This transcript was generated through a mix of automated software and human editing.

• Politics

Goucher poll: Marylanders give high marks to Hogan but back some key Jealous plans

Marylanders continue to give Republican Gov. Larry Hogan high marks for his management of the state, but they also support several key initiatives of his Democratic challenger, Ben Jealous, according to a new Goucher College poll.

By Luke Broadwater

Sep 18, 2018

• Opinion

Cracked tooth, cracked system: Why U.S. dental care needs pulling 

 Studying health impacts of disasters for a living, I often think about worst-cases and who bears the brunt. This outlook became unexpectedly relevant several days ago when I sat in the exam chair of a dentist who specializes in root canals and was reminded how fortunate I am to have dental care.

• Politics

Hogan, leading Democrats celebrate approval of waiver they say saves health insurance for 250,000 Marylanders

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and leading Maryland Democrats on Wednesday celebrated federal approval of a waiver they say will prevent the state’s Obamacare marketplace from collapse — and save health insurance coverage for about 250,000 state residents.

By Luke Broadwater

Aug 22, 2018

• Opinion

Don't take my drug benefits away

For someone like me who worked hard for the state of Maryland, losing prescription drug benefits in retirement is unfair.

• Maryland

Saunders: Will the realities of aging meet great expectations?

This Pew survey taken of 2,969 respondents, 1,332 of whom were 65 or older, was done a full nine years ago. The opening statement by Taylor perhaps sums up the findings: “Getting old isn’t nearly as bad as people think it will be. Nor is it quite as good."

• Opinion

Planes or people? Md. neglects retiree health

Money spent on BWI expansion would have been better used to underwrite prescription coverage for government retirees.

• Opinion

Single-payer is a 'boondoggle?' Look at Medicare's success

Hateful rants directed at single-payer health insurance plan ignore the popularity and success of government-run Medicare.

• Health

Union wants lawmakers to revisit move of prescription drug plan to Medicare

One of the unions that represents state retirees wants Gov. Larry Hogan and the General Assembly to revisit a decision to move their prescription drug plan to Medicare.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jul 18, 2018

• Opinion

$24 billion for single payer in Maryland sounds like a lot — until you consider how much we spend now

The kind of single-payer health care plan Ben Jealous is proposing would be expensive, but so is the status quo.

• Politics

Maryland analysts: Single-payer health care, proposed by Jealous, could cost state $24 billion a year

State-sponsored health insurance for all Marylanders such as the single-payer plan proposed by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ben Jealous could cost $24 billion a year, forcing lawmakers to significantly raise taxes, according to a nonpartisan analysis.

By Luke Broadwater

Jul 17, 2018

• Health

Maryland to help retirees pay out-of-pocket Medicare drug costs after coverage change

The state will help pay for a year of prescription costs for retirees on Medicare as their drug plan transitions from a state plan to a federal one.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jul 16, 2018

• Opinion

Maryland retirees get shafted on prescriptions

Losing prescription benefits is a big deal to retired state employees.

• Opinion

Politics and prescription drugs for Maryland government retirees

All the election-year politics surrounding a change to Maryland state retiree prescription drug coverage is obscuring some important facts.

• Health

Maryland government retirees in an uproar over looming change to prescription drug coverage

Maryland government retirees are in an uproar over changes coming to their prescription drug coverage after receiving letters from the Hogan Administration that some say are politically charged.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jun 20, 2018

• Health

Maryland government retirees in an uproar over looming change to prescription drug coverage

Maryland government retirees are in an uproar over changes coming to their prescription drug coverage after receiving letters from the Hogan Administration that some say are politically charged.

• Opinion

Ben Jealous for governor

Former NAACP president and CEO Ben Jealous would provide voters with the strongest alternative to Gov. Larry Hogan in November's election.

• Opinion

There's one big distinction among Md. gubernatorial candidates on health care: Single payer

Maryland's Democratic gubernatorial candidates have many of the same prescriptions for fixing health care, but one big difference, and that's whether the state should move toward a single payer system.

• Opinion

Doctor: high drug pricing kills patients

Doc… why did she die?” I had been faced with this question before, and, while never an easy question to answer, I was utterly unprepared to answer it this time. in medical school, they never teach us how to tell grieving family members that an “inability to afford medications" is a cause of death.