In a move that doctors say will expand health care access for low-income Marylanders, physicians will begin to receive the same payment rates for treating Medicaid patients as they do Medicare patients, starting in July. The increased Medicaid reimbursement rates, ...

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Maryland is now among the 19 states where students receiving Medicaid coverage will be automatically added to the program offering free or reduced-price school lunches.

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With the nation facing a severe health crisis, the U.S. Supreme Court should not scrap the entire Affordable Care Act if the justices deem unconstitutional the federal law’s provision mandating that individuals buy health insurance, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. ...

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has purchased Medicaid  managed care organization plans in Maryland and Washington as the region’s dominant health insurer adds Medicaid plans to its portfolio for the first time in decades, the insurer announced Friday. The nonprofit insurer bought ...

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Nursing homes cannot sue state officials to recover unpaid Medicaid benefits on behalf of past patients, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in denying compensation requests by three Maryland facilities against health and social-services secretaries. In its 3-0 decision, the ...

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield may make a play to enter the Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid markets, Brian Pieninck, the insurer’s president and CEO, said. Pieninck took over as CareFirst’s president and CEO over the summer. CareFirst has not been in ...

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Some families and placement agencies in Maryland say they struggle to find and place in-home nurses as the state underpays them.

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Maryland’s hospital rate-setting board will consider the unprecedented step of asking the state’s private insurers to pay more to account for uncompensated care at the state’s hospitals, a reflection of more unpaid bills from patients facing growing out-of-pocket costs through their private insurance company.

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The Maryland General Assembly recently enacted a number of laws that will impact health care providers and health insurers in the state. Here are some of the legislative highlights from the 2018 session.

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Maryland could begin extending dental care to adults enrolled in Medicaid under a pilot program the General Assembly passed Saturday. Advocates believe that improving oral health could drive down emergency room visits and reduce the costs associated with chronic issues like ...

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