WASHINGTON – Edward Dudley was vaccinated for smallpox 33 years ago, when he was about a year old, but last week he rolled up his sleeve and volunteered to receive the smallpox vaccine for the second time
7th District Republican Says He’s Up for the Challenge of Entrenched Cummings
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s 7th District congressional race will be a “slam dunk” for Baltimore Democratic Rep
Crisis Hotlines See Slight Increase in Calls in Wake of Sniper Attacks
WASHINGTON – At crisis hotlines in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, operators are standing by — but so far a rush of sniper-inspired calls has not come
Pennsylvania Insurance `Crisis’ Drives Doctors Across the Border to Maryland
WASHINGTON – When Dr
Court Says Medicare Miscalculated Payments to Maryland Nursing Facility
WASHINGTON- A divided federal appeals court has ruled that a Maryland nursing facility is entitled to more than $1 million in Medicare reimbursements that it should have been given when it started operations
State in No Hurry to Grapple With New Federal Rules on `Unborn Child’
WASHINGTON – Maryland health officials said they are not rushing to adopt controversial new federal regulations that would let to them count fetuses as children who would be eligible for federal health insurance for kids
Officials Worry that Federal Cuts Could Hurt Kids’ Health Insurance Program
WASHINGTON – The Maryland program that provides health insurance to thousands of low-income children in the state will take a double budget hit this week, with a cut in federal funding and the loss of transferred funds from other states
Appeals Court Upholds Sex-Discrimination Ruling Against Silver Spring Firm
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld a sex discrimination ruling against a Silver Spring company that demoted a top-performing woman worker because of her gender
State’s Medical Community Defends Itself Against Charge of LaxDiscipline
WASHINGTON – State medical officials Thursday derided a report thatranked Maryland 43rd in the nation last year when it came to discipliningdoctors, saying data used for the report was “inaccurate andunsubstantiated