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
Police Urge Caution, Not Paranoia, in Face of Latest Round of Halloween Rumors
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the Sept
Flu Vaccine Still Scarce But Doses Are on the Way, Health Officials Insist
WASHINGTON – Flu season is upon us, but many health clinics say they have not received their vaccine shipments yet
Hopeful `Millionaires’ Audition in Baltimore
BALTIMORE – Oscar Rodriguez, 40, has four daughters – that’s four college tuitions and four weddings he’ll have to pay for over the next 20 years – which is why his wife made him audition for “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Friday
Students Ask Questions About Terror, Make Statement About Peace With Charity
HYATTSVILLE – Neico Joy can’t remember the last time he flew on an airplane and the Prince George’s County seventh-grader can’t say when he might fly again
Counties Seek Federal Funds to Help Them on Front Lines in Response to Terror
WASHINGTON – Local governments would be the first to respond to terrorist attacks and need federal support — perhaps as much as $3 billion — to do the job right, county government officials said Friday
Some Maryland Legislators Want to Give Vote Back to Felons
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators are revisiting the policy that keeps thousands of Maryland residents from participating in the electoral process
Tuition Remains High for Maryland Colleges
ANNAPOLIS – The cost to attend a public college in Maryland continues to be one of the highest in the country, although it hasn’t increased as much as the national average, according to a recent report and state higher education statistics
Officials Urge Flu Shots for the `Worried Well’ to Help Head Off Anthrax Panic
WASHINGTON – A cough, a sniffle, a mild fever: It looks like the flu, but it could be anthrax
Whichever Way Joint Strike Fighter Decision Goes, Business Goes to Pax River
WASHINGTON – Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp