Maryland Nursing School Enrollments Rise, While Shortage Looms

ANNAPOLIS – Teresa Bero earned a degree in sociology with a minor in business administration in December 2000 at Florida State University, but come July she’ll be a nurse

Troops May Face Difficult Post-war Battle

ANNAPOLIS – David Greenberg has a very difficult time watching war movies

General Assembly Gives Health Care Good Prognosis

ANNAPOLIS – Health initiatives were among the few winners in this year’s Maryland General Assembly, including two controversial issues – the softening of penalties for the medical use of marijuana and the installation of cameras to monitor nursing home care

Medical Marijuana Passes Senate, Awaits Governor’s Approval

ANNAPOLIS – A medical marijuana bill that would minimize penalties for chronically ill patients caught using the illegal drug has made it to the governor for the first time in four attempts

House Takes Two Tries to Pass Medical Marijuana, Senate Up Next

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates initially said no to “medical marijuana,” but then made a U-turn and passed the bill that would minimize penalties for chronically ill patients caught using marijuana

General Assembly Set to Reform Health Care Company

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers Thursday introduced the first bill to reform CareFirst BlueCross BlueShild since the Maryland Insurance Commissioner denied the company’s bid to convert to a for-profit company last week

Lawmakers to Weigh in on CareFirst Decision

ANNAPOLIS – Ernie Crofoot’s wife retired at 60 and instead of enjoying her newfound free time, she had to deal with a grim reality – with her retirement came the loss of her benefits, and, most important, the loss of her health coverage

Lawmaker: Parents Should Know of Teen’s Abortion

ANNAPOLIS – Children should not be making surgical decisions, said Delegate Carmen Amedori, R-Carroll, in support of her bill to require parental notification when a child is seeking an abortion

Insurance Commissioner Cancels CareFirst Conversion

ANNAPOLIS – CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the state’s largest nonprofit health insurer, may not convert to a for-profit company and therefore cannot not be sold to WellPoint Health Networks in California, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Steven B

Public Smoking Ban Gets Legislative Airing

ANNAPOLIS – Calling working in smoky pubs a “death penalty,” Sen