Maryland residents may see lower utility bills following the federal tax overhaul. Utility providers BGE, Pepco and Delmarva Power said Friday they will file requests with the Maryland Public Service Commission to reduce their utility rates. The companies all benefit ...

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Marylanders who get their health insurance from a small-business employer might see their premiums rise next year, but some will see decreases.

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Many Marylanders with individual health insurance plans won’t be happy when their first bill for 2015 arrives, but others will be pleasantly surprised by lower premiums.

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Most hospitals in Maryland are finalizing agreements with the state’s hospital rate-setting panel to begin operating on a new payment model that’s radically different from the current system.

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ROCKVILLE — The utility Pepco is seeking a $43.3 million rate hike in Maryland, the utility’s third requested increase in two years. Pepco filed an application for the rate increase Wednesday with the state Public Service Commission. The proposed increase ...

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As regulators await word from federal health officials about the state’s proposal to transform its hospital payment system to emphasize quality of care over quantity of services, some physicians and hospital executives aren’t waiting around.

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Thirteen carriers have been approved to sell health benefit plans to small businesses through the new exchange, state health officials said Tuesday. The Maryland Insurance Administration also said it had approved premium rates on Tuesday for the plans to be ...

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Some Marylanders seeking to buy new health insurance on the state exchange for next year can expect to pay higher premiums for those plans than the current rates for similar plans. However, premiums will be lower than what insurance companies had proposed, some by as much as 33 percent.

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Maryland’s hospitals will bear the full brunt of the 2 percent Medicare cuts mandated by sequestration, state regulators decided Wednesday, despite passionate warnings from providers that the move would trigger layoffs and service reductions at hospitals across the state.

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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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