An insurance company must defend a La Plata gynecologist in a medical negligence suit over a surgery he performed nearly a year before renewing his policy, a federal judge in Baltimore has ruled.

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Federal regulators have approved the Maryland health insurance exchange's work to replace the website’s faulty technology with Connecticut’s successful system.

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Lawyer Saleh Stevens pleaded guilty Monday to mail fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle over $3.1 million from his employer, an insurance company with offices in Towson.

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If the Medicaid rate hike were implemented permanently, sources say doctor participation could spike.

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Maryland officials are spending tens of millions of dollars to extend a federal pay hike for physicians who serve Medicaid patients, but it’s unclear whether the incentive has been effective at increasing those patients’ access to care.

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Thousands of Marylanders will receive a modest refund — an average of $140 per family — from their insurer, thanks to a provision in the Affordable Care Act.

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Some regions of the state appear to have had more success than others in enrolling uninsured residents in private health insurance via the exchange, according to data released by state officials.

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Several thousand more Marylanders have enrolled in health insurance since the open enrollment period ended about two months ago.

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Maryland officials still hope to enlist the private sector to develop a health insurance exchange for small businesses, but progress is slow.

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Officials in charge of Maryland's health insurance exchange disclosed Tuesday that it will cost $59.2 million to hire a new prime contractor and pay for software and that other critical contractors are just now being brought on board.

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