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Consumers across most of America will see their health insurance premiums go up next year for popular plans under President Barack Obama's health care law.
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Read More »Soaring generic drug prices draw Senate scrutiny
Some low-cost generic drugs that have helped restrain health care costs for decades are seeing unexpected price spikes of up to 8,000 percent, prompting a backlash from patients, pharmacists and now Washington lawmakers.
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Read More »Polls: Employers still prioritize health coverage
Employers squeezed by years of rising medical costs and pressure from the health care overhaul are still making employee health insurance a priority, but that coverage may grow skimpier in the coming years.
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Read More »About 4,000 Marylanders enroll in health coverage
As of Wednesday at 3 p.m., about 4,000 Marylanders had completed an enrollment application for insurance through the state’s health exchange since Saturday.
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Read More »Maryland health exchange opens early
Maryland’s health exchange is now open to the public – a day earlier than planned.
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Read More »Health exchange to assess ‘value-based insurance’
State officials are weighing requiring some plans on the health exchange to encourage “high-value” medical services and to discourage “low-value” services.
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Read More »Less angst over health care at small businesses
Early enrollment for the health overhaul's small business insurance exchanges fell far short of the 2 million workers who were expected to sign up this year. The shortfall calls into question the future of the exchanges as they begin accepting enrollment for 2015.
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Read More »Some things to know about enrolling on the Md. exchange
This time next week, Maryland Health Connection — the state-run health exchange — will be open for business.
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Read More »Health care overhaul doubts ease for insurers
The nation's biggest health insurers entered last fall cautious about a major coverage expansion initiated by the health care overhaul, the federal law that aims to cover millions of uninsured people.
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Read More »4 questions to ask before renewing health coverage
The health care overhaul makes renewing insurance so easy you don't have to do a thing. However, there are many reasons to resist this temptation.
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