Gov. Larry Hogan approved one reinsurance bill adopted by the legislature and a second reinsurance bill gained final passage Thursday, but these measures likely remain short-term solutions to the state’s individual health insurance market woes. A reinsurance program will likely ...

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A phishing attack targeting a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield employee may have compromised the personal information of up to 6,800 members, including personally identifiable information, the company said Friday. Through a compromised email, members’ names, identification numbers and dates of birth ...

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Maryland’s uninsured rate under the Affordable Care Act has dropped to 6 percent, but people who make too much money for tax credits have found themselves on the outside. Susan and Jeff Frangione lost well-paying jobs with good benefits during ...

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Maryland’s leaders are asking the state’s congressional delegation to help find solutions to stabilize the individual health insurance market. In a letter, Gov. Larry Hogan, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House Speaker Michael E. Busch asked Congress ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers were still making changes to a bill designed to stabilize the individual health insurance market hours before a hearing Wednesday, demonstrating the complexity of finding a solution to federal health care changes. Late changes to a ...

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will offer $1.5 million over two years to help find new clinical methods of addressing opioid use disorders surrounding the state’s opioid epidemic, the organization announced Wednesday at a press conference at Baltimore City Hall. The insurance carrier’s interest ...

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Decisions made by the Maryland’s insurers and regulators could prevent most consumers from being significantly affected by President Donald Trump’s decision to stop paying cost-sharing reduction subsidies to insurance companies. CareFirst and Kaiser Permanente have filed amended rate requests with ...

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President Donald Trump’s decision to stop paying cost-sharing reduction subsidies to health insurers participating in the Affordable Care Act’s individual markets added a late element of chaos as the open enrollment period is set to open next month. Maryland’s health ...

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will be trying out a prostate test as part of its initiative to work with small, early-stage companies on new technologies and advances in health care.

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Anne Arundel Medical Center and CareFirst have reached an agreement in their public dispute over reimbursement rates. The hospital and the insurer will sign a new three-year contract effective Sept. 1. There will be no disruption in care. “We are ...

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