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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]





