Seeking to overturn a legal victory for Baltimore, the Trump administration on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reinstate a federal rule that bars taxpayer-funded pregnancy clinics from referring women for abortions. In papers filed with the ...

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A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that a lawsuit by several cities alleging that the Trump administration has sabotaged the Affordable Care Act can go forward.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, a case that will keep health care squarely in front of voters even though a decision won’t come until after the ...

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Backing up the Affordable Care Act’s provisions in state law could have significant budget implications if the Supreme Court were to invalidate the entire federal law, but the Maryland General Assembly appears poised to push forward with enshrining those protections. ...

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The same week a federal appeals court declined to rule on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a state legislative work group presented its draft legislation designed to enshrine the federal law’s consumer protections into state law if the ...

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The U.S. House of Representatives filed a brief Friday in support of Baltimore’s lawsuit over the Trump administration’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act, alleging “significant efforts to undermine” the act’s goals. The lawsuit, filed last August in U.S. District ...

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The Maryland General Assembly 2019 passed new health care legislation. Here are some highlights of the session: Affordable Care Act Next year’s Maryland tax return will include check boxes where, in addition to indicating health insurance status, individuals can choose ...

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A week after President Donald Trump reasserted his desire to see the Affordable Care Act go away, Maryland lawmakers have passed or are poised to pass legislation designed to protect the landmark health law.  In theory. The reality is that ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers want to ensure the patient protections in the Affordable Care Act continue in the state, even if a ruling by a federal judge throwing out the health care law stands. The legislation would codify into state ...

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A federal judge Friday dismissed Maryland’s lawsuit seeking to have the Affordable Care Act declared constitutional and enforceable because the state currently lacks standing, but she left the door open for the lawsuit to be filed again later. U.S. District ...

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