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    May 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. HCC Awarded Grant by CareFirst

    Harford Community College has received a $25,000 grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to support development of an electronic health records system that will bolster training of the institution's nearly 2,200 Nursing and Allied Health students....

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Community College of Baltimore County, Nursing, Colleges and Universities, Warren E Barry

    2. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obama seeks to allay healthcare law concerns

    WASHINGTON — President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would. "Any time you'...

    Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Anxiety, Organizing for Action, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. May 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Md. hospitals say rate vote means jobs cuts

    Maryland hospitals said they will need to cut jobs and patient services after a state panel voted Wednesday to keep hospital rates flat, despite a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments required by federal sequestration.
    Maryland hospitals said they will need to cut jobs and patient services after a state panel voted Wednesday to keep hospital rates flat, despite a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments required by federal sequestration. "There are significant job cuts...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medicare, Health Insurance, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    4. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Rate-setting commission recommends no increase in hospital charges

    The state's hospitals would absorb all of the 2 percent Medicare cuts required by federal sequestration under a proposal released Thursday by the state panel that sets hospital rates.
    The state's hospitals would absorb all of the 2 percent Medicare cuts required by federal sequestration under a proposal released Thursday by the state panel that sets hospital rates. The recommendation by the staff of the Health Services Cost Review...

    Tags: Insurance, Finance, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicare, Medical Procedures and Tests

    5. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. CareFirst proposes 25 percent rate increase under health care reform

    Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses.
    Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates an average of 25...

    Tags: Government, Health Insurance Cost, Senior Health, Crime, Law and Justice, FTI Consulting Inc.

    6. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. CareFirst sticker shock

    The Obamacare critics were no doubt gleeful this week when CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield proposed average rate increases of 25 percent for its individual HMO customers next year, when it will be required to follow the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But before we give in to conservatives' "I-told-you-so" moment, it's worth unpacking the details of what's going on in Maryland's newly created insurance exchange. Like the sticker price on a car, CareFirst's proposal is likely not going to be the final word on what Marylanders pay for health insurance.
    The Obamacare critics were no doubt gleeful this week when CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield proposed average rate increases of 25 percent for its individual HMO customers next year, when it will be required to follow the requirements of the Patient...

    Tags: Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Medical Procedures and Tests, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Consumers

    7. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Hospitals concerned about state rate-setting proposal

    A state plan to tie medical spending to the growth of the economy is making hospital executives uneasy.
    A state plan to tie medical spending to the growth of the economy is making hospital executives uneasy. Executives support the spirit of the plan proposed by the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which seeks to reduce health spending by...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medicare, American Enterprise Institute, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance

    8. Nov 22, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Dr. Philip J. Ferris, Franklin Square surgery chairman

    Dr. Philip J. Ferris, former longtime chairman of the department of surgery at Franklin Square Medical Center, died Nov. 8 of cardiac arrest at his Lutherville home. He was 79.
    Dr. Philip J. Ferris, former longtime chairman of the department of surgery at Franklin Square Medical Center, died Nov. 8 of cardiac arrest at his Lutherville home. He was 79. "He was just a great man. He was down-to-earth and fun, but at the same...

    Tags: Rossville, Hospitals and Clinics, Lifestyle and Leisure, George Washington University, Hypothermia

    9. Sep 28, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Insurance co-op to start with $65 million federal loan

    A Maryland group led by Howard County health officer Peter Beilenson has received a $65 million loan under federal health reform to start the state's first insurance co-op, a consumer-owned nonprofit that will compete against private insurers to sell health policies.
    A Maryland group led by Howard County health officer Peter Beilenson has received a $65 million loan under federal health reform to start the state's first insurance co-op, a consumer-owned nonprofit that will compete against private insurers to sell...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Medicare, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance, Economy, Business and Finance

    10. Sep 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Health care reform: Caring about costs, too

    By establishing a health benefit exchange and expanding Medicaid coverage, Maryland is on a path to extend access to affordable health care to hundreds of thousands of individuals, families and small businesses. For our progress to be sustainable, however, the growth in health care spending must be slowed and brought into balance.
    By establishing a health benefit exchange and expanding Medicaid coverage, Maryland is on a path to extend access to affordable health care to hundreds of thousands of individuals, families and small businesses. For our progress to be sustainable,...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Health Insurance Cost, Companies and Corporations, Employment Opportunities, Hospitals and Clinics

    11. Aug 15, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Whooping cough making a comeback in Md., U.S.

    Public health officials are warning adults and adolescents to get booster shots in the wake of an unusually large number of cases of whooping cough this year around the nation and in Maryland.
    Public health officials are warning adults and adolescents to get booster shots in the wake of an unusually large number of cases of whooping cough this year around the nation and in Maryland. More than 20,000 cases of the respiratory disease were...

    Tags: Swine Flu, Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, West Nile Virus

    12. Jul 9, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Executives from Hopkins, UMMS, CareFirst weigh in on health care reform

    The Supreme Court's recent ruling on federal health care reform may have settled legal concerns, but the heads of Maryland's top insurer and two largest medical institutions said there are still unanswered questions and worries about the law.
    The Supreme Court's recent ruling on federal health care reform may have settled legal concerns, but the heads of Maryland's top insurer and two largest medical institutions said there are still unanswered questions and worries about the law. "There...

    Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance, Republican Party

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