ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators are taking careful interest in a new legislative proposal crafted by a federal health interest group to give state governments the power to take coordinated and far-reaching action during public health crises
HealthChoice Problems Have No Easy Fix
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s managed care Medicaid program is crumbling, and the experts all agree why: there isn’t money in the program to cover insurers’ administrative costs, pay providers enough to keep them in the system and support a pool of enrollees grown well beyond state estimates
HealthChoice Pediatricians Stranded on the Eastern Shore
ANNAPOLIS – Eastern Shore pediatricians are giving up on HealthChoice
Garrett County HealthChoice Clients May be Frozen Out of Managed Care
ANNAPOLIS – Managed care for the poor in Garrett County may be in jeopardy next year, health professionals warned legislators this week
Child Research Not Threatened by Court Ruling, Groups Assure Maryland Legislature
ANNAPOLIS – Research representatives told Maryland legislators Tuesday their institutions can and should continue research on humans without state intervention, despite recent revelations about research projects that led to the death of one subject and exposed nearly 200 children to lead poisoning
Halloween: Vampires Out, Vampy Uncle Sam In
ANNAPOLIS – Last year, it was French maids and sexy devils
Anthrax Drug Prophylactically Prescribed Despite Warnings
ANNAPOLIS – Andrew Goldstein’s brother lives in Boca Raton, Fla
FBI Substitutes Safety for Suspicion in Approach to Maryland Muslims
ANNAPOLIS – They came in pairs, dressed in jeans and T-shirts, with photographs, badges, and their questions for Sabir Rahman, imam of the Muslim Community Center of Silver Spring
Maryland Genetics Labs Devote Time, Resources to ID Sept. 11 Victims
ANNAPOLIS – Officials are looking to Maryland genetics laboratories for high-tech help in the search to identify those killed in the Sept
Maryland HMO Report Reflects More `Sophisticated’ Consumers
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Health Care Commission released its 2001 HMO report card Friday, a document that included new and very specific information tailored to consumers with chronic diseases and mental health needs