BALTIMORE – When an overweight, pregnant stroke survivor saw Dr
Smithsonian Craft Show Features Bethesda Jeweler
WASHINGTON – Bill and Sondra Bechhoefer buy a wedding ring every 10 years, but when the Bethesda couple saw the engagement band their son ordered for his fiancee from jewelry-maker Namu Cho, they fell in love again
Cardin Lauds Release of Health Disparity Plan
WASHINGTON – Maryland is one of a handful of states where racial minorities are quickly emerging as a majority, census numbers show, a trend that is putting a spotlight on long-standing health care access gaps between whites and people of color
Obama Continues Push for Clean Energy at Maryland UPS Facility
LANDOVER – President Obama took his energy security push to a UPS shipping house here Friday, where he praised the company’s use of electric vehicles in its daily operations
Report: Suburban Maryland Excels in Health Care Access, Lags in Air Quality
WASHINGTON – Howard County may be the healthiest county in the state, according to a report released Wednesday, but it still faces challenges from environmental pollution
Maryland Prescription Abuse Predicted to Grow Without Legislation
WASHINGTON – By October 2009, the Maryland State Board of Physicians had heard numerous complaints from pharmacists across the state about abusive prescription practices
Md. Leaders Praise Consumer Protections in Health Care Reform Law
BALTIMORE – A panel of Maryland and federal leaders marked the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Health Care for America Act Thursday by extolling the law’s consumer protections, especially those that concern women and children
Military Retirees Face Increased Health Care Costs
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is proposing an increase in insurance health care premiums for military retirees and their families to ease federal budget problems, but some veterans’ groups are challenging that saying low payments are justified given the dangerous call-to-duty their members have answered
Maryland Hospital Association Urges Even Spread of Assessment Fee
ELKRIDGE – The Maryland Hospital Association is urging the state to spread a hospital tax evenly among providers and the self-insured to avoid hitting its members too hard, a position highlighted last week during a Medicaid briefing at the group’s headquarters in Elkridge
Howard County Pilots Easier, Web-based Health Insurance Application
WASHINGTON – Howard County Executive Ken Ulman attended a health care conference in Phoenix three years ago to learn more about improving coverage options for his constituents, a trip that ended up yielding an ideal solution to his district’s health insurance woes