ANNAPOLIS – During his State of the Union address Wednesday night, President Bush pledged to prevent the study of human embryo stem cells
Anti-smoking Lawmakers See Fourth Try as Winner for Bar Ban
ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers introduced bills Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places in Maryland for the fourth consecutive year, saying this is their best chance yet to succeed
Miller, Busch Call for Insurance Commissioner’s Ouster Over HMO Tax
ANNAPOLIS – Democratic leaders called for Maryland Insurance Commissioner Alfred Redmer’s resignation Wednesday, saying he hastened rate increases by HMOs for political gain
Montgomery, Baltimore Leaders Back Big Employer Health Care Plan
ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan and Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley Wednesday backed a bill to require large companies in Maryland to spend a significant amount of their payroll costs on employee health coverage
Senators Seek Ways to Stem Growing Numbers of Uninsured Marylanders
ANNAPOLIS – The number of Marylanders without health insurance grew 7
Lawmakers Seek to Better Nurses’ Working Conditions
ANNAPOLIS — Lawmakers are looking for more ways to cure the crisis in nursing since passing two laws advocated by the Maryland Commission on the Crisis in Nursing in 2000
Officials No Closer To Solving Worsening Nursing Shortage
ANNAPOLIS – Donna Dorsey sometimes jokes with colleagues at the Maryland Board of Nursing that one day they can provide nursing care for each other — but she knows the shortage of quality care is not humorous
Health Advocates See Fears of Cuts Evaporate
ANNAPOLIS – Fearing massive cuts to health care services when Gov
Gov., Lawmakers to Continue Medical Malpractice Reforms
ANNAPOLIS – Saying the medical malpractice bill reinstated Tuesday by the Maryland General Assembly won’t permanently fix the state’s health care system, Gov
General Assembly Reinstates Medical Malpractice Reforms
ANNAPOLIS – Doctors could get quick relief from medical malpractice insurance costs with the Maryland General Assembly’s vote late Tuesday to override the governor’s veto of a special liability reform bill