WASHINGTON — State officials say thousands of people with medical problems are in danger of losing coverage as the Obama administration winds down one of the earliest programs in the federal health care overhaul. At risk is the Pre-Existing Condition ...

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The Maryland Department of Human Resources has revamped its review process and will eliminate a backlog of more than 5,000 Medicaid applications by mid-January under an out-of-court settlement announced this week. The changes come ahead of federal regulations designed to hasten the provision of health insurance to low-income, disabled Marylanders, the agency said Tuesday.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Hospital Association is urging a state commission to spare hospitals from a 2 percent Medicare cut that is part of federal budget reductions. The group issued a report Thursday warning about deteriorating financial health of state ...

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In the latest preview of prices for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, Maryland’s dominant insurer says proposed premiums for new policies for individuals will rise by 25 percent on average next year. That’s lower than what some had ...

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — In a quest to save money, political leaders in Washington state are exploring a proposal that would shift some government workers out of their current health plans and onto the insurance exchange developed under President Barack Obama’s ...

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WASHINGTON — A new study finds that insurance companies will have to pay out an average of 32 percent more for medical claims under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. What does that mean for you? It could increase premiums ...

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Five Republican legislators all had to stand at the same time to revisit a vote on House Bill 360 that may have been difficult to explain.

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WASHINGTON — Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It’s a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The charge, buried ...

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T. Rowe Price Group Inc., a Baltimore-based investment management company, said a recent survey of investors’ attitudes toward retirement found many with serious financial concerns and diminished expectations. The August 2012 survey, conducted for T. Rowe online by Harris Interactive, ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has revived a Christian college’s challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, with the acquiescence of the Obama administration. The court on Monday ordered the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., to consider the claim ...

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