ANNAPOLIS – For seven years, Maryland has boasted declining cigarette sales to minors, but a review of state data shows Maryland continues to use questionable tactics known to inflate statistics and make compliance with the law look better than it is
Riled Maryland Docs Consider Dumping Malpractice Coverage
ANNAPOLIS – The newest trend in medical malpractice insurance may be coming to Maryland, as doctors consider dropping insurance altogether to keep their practices afloat amid crippling increases in insurance premiums
Senate Panel Set to Approve Health Care Expansion
ANNAPOLIS – A Senate committee will vote today on a proposal to expand access to health care, amid fears the bill will become another unfunded Thornton-style mandate
HMOs to Pay for Medicaid Expansion
ANNAPOLIS – The House is set to vote today on a plan to tax health maintenance and managed care organizations to fund an expansion of health care for the poor
Assembly Tables Fetal Crime Bill
ANNAPOLIS – A bill to make assault against a pregnant woman a double crime ended its roller-coaster escapade through the Senate in a dead end Wednesday, as lawmakers narrowly decided to indefinitely postpone a vote on the bill
House Crafts Medical Malpractice Reform
ANNAPOLIS – A work group of House delegates Thursday turned out a list of recommendations to curb soaring medical malpractice insurance prices that is likely to turn into the bill to watch on the issue
Assembly Mulls Issue of Fetal Crime
ANNAPOLIS – A bill in the General Assembly is causing an internal debate for some lawmakers, forcing them to decide between protecting women from domestic violence and upholding key precedents in reproductive law
Senate Panel Rejects Governor’s Medical Malpractice Bill
ANNAPOLIS – A Senate committee Friday killed a medical malpractice bill proposed by Gov
Two Obesity Bills Survive House Committee Votes
ANNAPOLIS – A package of five child obesity bills was slimmed down to two after House committees gave three of the most ambitious measures an unfavorable recommendation