Retroactive Health Care Insurance Bill Gains Final Approval

Measure allowing retroactive enrollment in state’s high-risk insurance ‘safety net’ awaits Gov. Martin O’Malley’s signature.

Lawmakers Question Retroactive Health Care Bill

Lack of concrete numbers and potential to “game the system” causes delegates to voice concerns in Annapolis.

Lt. Gov. Brown Favors Emergency Legislation for Retroactive Health Care Enrollment

Despite a rocky rollout, the Maryland governor’s office pushes for residents to sign up for health care through the state’s Health Benefit Exchange.

Brown Tells Lawmakers That Reports Gave No Warning of Botched Health Care Rollout

Brown said reports he received as overseer of Maryland’s health care reform failed to alert him to major glitches that would mark the launch of the state’s health care exchange website.

Gov. O’Malley Optimistic About State’s Health Care Exchange Progress

Gov. Martin O’Malley was the latest Maryland official to address the lagging performance of the state’s health care exchange.

Health Insurance Website Faces Ongoing Technical, Language Difficulties

Maryland’s new online health insurance marketplace has been beset with technical difficulties – and that’s just in the English language.

President Calls Health Care a Right, Says Republicans Worried Obamacare Will Succeed

Days before a key provision of his health care law takes effect, President Barack Obama told an audience in Prince George’s County Thursday that affordable health care in the United States is a right and not a privilege and called on Maryland to help spread the word about the Affordable Care Act.

Researchers Hope Medical Database Will Advance Veterans’ Health

By creating a medical database of health information gathered from U.S. veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs hopes to better understand how genes affect the health of both veterans and civilians.

Storify: Women at the Democratic Convention

Women are streaming into Charlotte this week, voicing their support for President Barack Obama.

Sen. Mikulski, Congressman Cummings Join to Reduce Nationwide Drug Shortages

BALTIMORE – Josh Williams has long dreamed of becoming an air traffic controller. But in early February, the 24-year-old was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer in his left jaw that put his dream on hold. Now his life is…