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Affordable Care Act

May 30, 2012

Obama’s health care aid to small firms disappoints

WASHINGTON — It seemed like a good idea at the time. But a health insurance tax credit for small businesses, part of President Barack Obama‘s health care law that gets […]

May 3, 2012

Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck

WASHINGTON — Tossing out President Barack Obama‘s health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare’s payment systems, unseen but vital plumbing that handles 100 million monthly claims from […]

May 1, 2012

Three Baltimore health centers to get $14.4M from feds

Three Baltimore community health centers will receive more than $14.4 million in federal funds to improve their facilities, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced Tuesday. Chase Brexton Health Services […]

Apr 10, 2012

Supreme Court misunderstanding on health overhaul?

WASHINGTON — A possible misunderstanding about President Barack Obama‘s health care overhaul could cloud Supreme Court deliberations on its fate, leaving the impression that the law‘s insurance requirement is more […]

Mar 19, 2012

Brown launches insurance marketing campaign

ANNAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown wants to increase the number of applications to a federally funded health insurance program run by the state. Brown will kick off the second […]

Feb 2, 2012

Maryland health care exchange could see 360k customers in year two

Some 180,000 people could buy health insurance through a state-run exchange in 2014 and that figure could double the following year, Maryland health officials told a Senate committee Thursday. Gov. […]

Jan 16, 2012

Maryland lawmakers support health care overhaul in Supreme Court fight

More than two dozen Maryland legislators have signed on to an amicus brief supporting the Affordable Care Act as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on President Obama’s signature […]

Sep 25, 2011

Opinions – 9/26/11: U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

Civil Procedure Standing BOTTOM LINE: Judgment of the district court vacated because Virginia could not challenge the “individual mandate” provision in the Affordable Care Act for lack of Article III […]

May 26, 2011

Gov. O’Malley creates health care reform office

ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is announcing the creation of an Office of Health Care Reform and the members of a board that will oversee Maryland’s Health Benefit Exchange. Governor […]

Apr 14, 2011

Exchange readies state for health care law

The General Assembly spent much time and effort this session getting the state ready for the implementation of federal health care reform. “Health reform is only as good as states’ […]

Apr 11, 2011

Budget deal cuts don’t diminish health care CO-OP leader’s plans

News that a third of the money proposed to help create health care cooperatives was cut as part of the effort to prevent a federal government shutdown has not diminished […]

Apr 11, 2011

General Assembly approves public health care exchange

ANNAPOLIS – The General Assembly approved legislation Monday morning that would create the framework of a public health care exchange where individuals and small businesses would one day be able […]