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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has requested a rate reduction of more than 20 percent on Maryland’s individual market following federal approval of the state’s reinsurance program, the latest sign that the gambit to stabilize the market is paying off. In new filings, CareFirst, ...

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Maryland has asked a federal judge to declare the Affordable Care Act constitutional and enforceable.

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Maryland’s bid to lower health care premiums on the individual market through a reinsurance program could be paying off as Kaiser Permanente has refiled its rate request for 2019.

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Keswick wants its new Wise & Well Center for Healthy Living to be a destination of health and wellness for older adults to live social, active lives while also taking steps to improve and manage their health as they age. ...

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Bon Secours Health System and Mercy Health announced Wednesday that they have officially merged, forming a large health system including Baltimore’s Bon Secours Hospital. The new system, Bon Secours Mercy Health, announced in July that John M. Starcher, the leader ...

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The Maryland Proton Treatment Center announced completion of a financing arrangement Wednesday that the center believes will enable it to focus more on treating patients and supporting clinical trials to expand what cancers can be treated. The treatment center raised ...

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The board of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange voted Friday on a solution to an issue where the state’s new reinsurance program could cause duplicative payments under the Affordable Care Act’s risk adjustment program. Kaiser Permanente, one of the state’s ...

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Maryland-based urgent care company Righttime Medical Care has opened its newest care center at 500 Charles St. in La Plata, company officials said Thursday. The location marks Righttime’s 17th location in Maryland and second in Charles County, joining its location in Waldorf. ...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s governor and legislative leaders Wednesday celebrated the federal government’s approval of a reinsurance program, praising the bipartisan manner in which they acted and making good-humored jokes about their age. But they also described the reinsurance proposal as ...

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The federal government has approved Maryland’s application to set up a reinsurance program aimed at reducing the cost of health insurance on the individual market, state Sen. Thomas M. “Mac” Middleton said. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will likely announce the approval ...

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