Medicaid

Medicaid expansion good for Maryland

2013-05-09 11:15:00

Thank you for your recent article on a study of Medicaid the New England Journal of Medicine that addressed the role of Medicaid in promoting mental health and protecting families from financial ruin ("Study: Medicaid has mixed record in improving health,...

Maryland hospitals oppose state plan to update waiver

2013-05-06 19:41:45

The Maryland Hospital Association has sent a letter to state health officials saying it will not support a proposal that would link medical spending to the state's economic growth. The state presented the proposal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

O'Malley administration settles suit over Medicaid backlog

2013-04-30 04:30:00

The O'Malley administration has settled a class action lawsuit brought by critics who accused the state of failing low-income and disabled Marylanders by regularly taking nearly a year to approve medical assistance applications as part of a severe...

Forcing landlords to accept vouchers won't help the poor

2013-04-23 11:32:00

Human nature frequently disproves theories. Conventional wisdom, for example, says that open office space plans with workers grouped like cattle encourage creativity and collaboration. But study after study shows that people are more inventive, productive...

The myths that undermine Medicare and Social Security

2013-04-23 11:27:00

The talk in Washington and among opinion leaders around the country's budget issues today centers on "balance" and "responsibility." Many conservatives declare that these terms mean that there should be no new revenue, only spending cuts to programs...

Hopkins startup Healthify targets overlooked factors in evaluating health risks

2013-04-22 16:20:30

A doctor might ask for a patient's family disease history, or exercise or smoking habits, but whether they have trouble getting food onto the table or paying energy bills is unlikely to appear on any clinic questionnaire. Those sorts of factors could...

How the welfare state has grown — and sapped America's economy and culture

2013-04-07 05:00:00

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." — Thomas Jefferson My recent column on the challenges associated with the Social...

Hospitals concerned about state rate-setting proposal

2013-04-06 12:39:33

A state plan to tie medical spending to the growth of the economy is making hospital executives uneasy. Executives support the spirit of the plan proposed by the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which seeks to reduce health spending by...

New focus on laws that make adult children responsible for a parent's care bills

2013-04-05 11:41:00

John Pittas' mother spent six months in a Pennsylvania facility recovering after an auto accident, then moved to Greece to be with her other children. Left behind: $93,000 in unpaid care bills. The facility sued to collect — from John Pittas....

Rick Scott to voters: Never mind

2013-03-02 04:00:00

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Republican Gov. Rick Scott was one of those tea party stars whom voters believed had the courage of his convictions when he promised, as recently as last summer, to block The Affordable Care Act in his state. But last week, writes the...

Health reform's changes stir worries as they take shape in Md.

2013-04-03 14:53:48

State lawmakers put finishing touches last week on plans to apply federal health care reforms in Maryland come Jan. 1. But who becomes newly insured — and at what cost —still worries stakeholders as the state speeds toward becoming one of...

Senate passes health bill

2013-03-27 10:01:00

The Maryland Senate voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would qualify more Marylanders for government health care and pay for a new health insurance marketplace, both part of advancing the rollout of federal health reform. The House of Delegates approved...

Dave Gendel, special projects manager at a nursing care management company, leads chants during a rally of nursing home workers at the James R. Thompson Center calling for an end to state cuts in Medicaid funding.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Princess Johnston, director of activities for the Jackson Square Nursing Center, shouts in support of a speaker during a rally at the James R. Thompson Center calling for an end to state cuts in Medicaid funding.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands Medicaid to cover all families and single adults with incomes of up to 138% of the federal poverty line, starting in 2014 -- a change that could bring coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, if states decide to go along.

2013-01-16 17:58:07