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Health care reform moves ahead in Maryland, nationally
States including Maryland can move with more certainty to insure their poor, and the federal government can require others to buy health coverage after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's landmark health care law Thursday.
The highly...Tags: Government Health Care, Medicaid, Corporate Officers, Douglas F. Gansler, Crime, Law and Justice
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Maryland poised for next phase of health reform
Infinite Biomedical Technologies started to see the benefits of President Barack Obama's health reform law well before the Supreme Court decided its fate.
The six-person medical device firm in East Baltimore, which develops technology for prosthetics,...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Companies and Corporations, Small Businesses
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CareFirst program cuts health care costs, improves care
About 60 percent of the doctor practices that are participating in a special patient-oriented program from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield have save on health care costs and improved care, the insurer said Thursday. Those were the goals of the patient-...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Insurance, Health
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Behavioral-primary care program launched in state
Baltimore Medical System won a nearly half-million grant to develop a program for patients with both chronic diseases and behavior health needs. The $498,906 from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will be used to develop a unique-in-the-state turn on...Tags: Mental Health, Health
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Woman held on bail in Walmart bleach attack
The bleach and Pine-Sol fight that temporarily shut down a Baltimore County Walmart over the weekend was the latest dispute in a heated love triangle, according to court documents, witnesses and attorneys involved in the case.
A Baltimore County judge on...Tags: Catonsville, Lawyers, Trials, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice
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State audits Maryland Health Insurance Plan
The agency that oversees the state's health plan for those uninsured because of preexisting conditions, paid a vendor nearly $367,000 for information technology services without proving that the contract was chosen through a competitive bidding process, a...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health Insurance, Drugs and Medicines, Insurance, Health
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Federal birth control ruling upsets religious groups
Church officials and other religious-based groups are gearing up to fight an order by the Obama administration that they include birth control in employee health plans — a requirement some say could threaten the protection of other moral beliefs and...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Same-Sex Marriage, Government Health Care, Government Health Care, Family Planning
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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: Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Government Health Care, Corporate Officers, Insurance
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Students, need a summer job? Here's help
The White House, Department of Labor and others have announced an update on a program to get companies, cities and federal agencies to commit to youths for the summer. Employers have agreed to hire tens of thousands of young people. To find internships...Tags: American Red Cross, Charity, AOL LLC, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Center Middle Student honored for fundraising efforts
Anne Arundel County eighth-grader Victoria Marinzel is not one for the spotlight. After Gov. Martin O'Malley surprised her at a school assembly Monday with a Compassionate Marylander Award and a Governor's Citation, he asked the Central Middle School...Tags: YouTube, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City Community College, Human Interest, Government
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Annapolis woman pleads guilty to $2.6 million frauds
An Annapolis woman pleaded guilty Friday to using false identities to bilk banks, Social Security and private and public insurers of $2.6 million, prosecutors said. From 2005 though 2009, Winnie Joanne Barefoot, 57, used stolen identities to take out...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Insurance, Annapolis, Fraud
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Fair treatment for all cancer patients
Our lawmakers in Annapolis have an opportunity to eliminate a significant disparity in access to chemotherapy for the thousands of Marylanders treated for cancer each year. The access issue is one of cost and the difference in how much insurance companies...Tags: Cancer, Ocean City, Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, Chemotherapy
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