Maryland health issues, including health care reform and the implementation of Obamacare, is one of the biggest issues in Maryland. Maryland very much led the way in implementing the federally mandated health care exchange but Maryland’s implementation has been a disaster with the Washington Post calling the state rollout “an embarassment” and the Baltimore Sun calling for a legislative investigation. Click here for more updates on Obamacare.
- Sep 18, 2018 – STDs Such As Syphilis And Gonorrhea Rising Rapidly In Maryland – Sun
- Aug 18, 2018 – Why Physicians Are Leaving Their Practices To Pursue Other Careers – NBC
- Jul 30, 2018 – Insurers Make Case For Premium Increases Before Reinsurance – DR
- Jun 24, 2018 – Community Deserves A Cardiac Surgery Program At AAMC – Cap
- May 31, 2018 – Maryland Health Care Costs Continue To Rise – BBJ
- May 2, 2018 – AAMC Facility A Boost To Mental Health In County – Cap
- Apr 2, 2018 – Study Finds All Payer System Not Producing Major Changes – DR
- Mar 27, 2018 – Mental Health Hospital Recommended At Anne Arundel Medical Center – Cap
- Feb 20, 2018 – General Assembly Considers Mandatory Health Insurance – Sun
- Jan 23, 2018 – CHIP Funded For 6 Years In Funding Bill – AJMC
- Oct 31, 2017 – Maryland Hospitals Rank Poorly In Safety Measurements – Sun
- Oct 12, 2017 – Feds Say Maryland Bad In Investigating Nursing Homes – Sun
- Sep 14, 2017 – Hospitals Cut Back On Prescribing Opioids – Sun
- Sep 1, 2017 – U of MD Takes Ownership Of Prince George’s Hospitals – Sun
- Aug 31, 2017 – What Maryland Can Do About Obamacare Rates – Sun
- Aug 30, 2017 – Obamacare Premium Costs Set To Jump Again – Sun
- Aug 24, 2017 – Maryland Seeks To Expand Medical Price Controls To Doctors – Sun
- Jun 8, 2017 – Death From Overdoses Skyrocket In Maryland – Sun
- Mar 24, 2017 – AA Medical Center Selected For Cardiac Program – Cap
- Feb 9, 2017 – New Rule Aims To Curb Addiction – Sun
Maryland Health Reform 2016
- Nov 1, 2016 – Obamacare Implosion Exposes Web Of Lies And Deceit – RCP
- Sep 22, 2016 – Overdose Deaths Continue To Climb In Maryland – Sun
- Sep 17, 2016 – Maryland Decreases Psychiatric Hospital Bed Backlog – StD
- Sep 9, 2016 – Marylanders Face Hefty Rate Increases For Obamacare – Sun
- Sep 9, 2016 – Maryland Approves Hikes In 2017 Small Group Insurance Rates – Rec
- June 29, 2016 – 383 Maryland Overdose Deaths In First 3 Months Of 2016 – Sun
Maryland Health Reform 2015
- Mar 3, 2015 – Effort To Legalize Assisted Suicide Fails – Again
- Mar 3, 2016 – Senator Withdraws State Sanctioned Suicide Bill – Sun
- Mar 2, 2016 – Sponsor Says Doctor Assisted Suicide Bill Unlikely To Pass – Post
- Sep 4, 2015 – The Growing Medicaid Expansion Bubble – HEV
- Sep 2, 2015 – One-Third Of The Vets On VA’s Waiting List Are Dead – Exam
- Jul 19, 2015 – Maryland Medicaid Expansion Higher Than Forecast – Sun
- Jul 7, 2015 – Audit Finds Maryland Owes Feds $34M For Medicaid – Sun
- Jul 4, 2015 – HIV In Young People Rises Dramatically In Maryland – Sun
- Jun 24, 2015 – Health Insurance Premium Increase In Maryland Unjustified – Sun
- May 1, 2015 – Maryland Health Care Exchange Fails Federal Audit – Blog
- Apr 21, 2015 – Legislative Session A Success For Health Care – Rec
- Feb 22, 2015 – Arundel County Hospitals Apply To Do Open Heart Surgery – Cap
- Feb 17, 2015 – Democrats Are Bracing For Another Obamacare Backlash – Post
- Jan 1, 2015 – States Struggle To Fund Exchanges – Heart
Maryland Health Reform 2014
- Dec 28, 2014 – Cuts In Payments To Doctors Threaten Access To Healthcare – NYT
- Nov 12, 2014 – Obamacare Forcing The Closing Of Many Rural Hospitals – USA
- Oct 15, 2014 – Many Struggle With Medical Bills Despite Obamacare Promises – AP
- Aug 22, 2014 – Maryland Health Insurance Premiums To Rise – Rec
- Aug 13, 2014 – Changes Coming To State Employee Health Plan – Sun
- Jul 22, 2014 – Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Close To Opening – Biz
April, May & June 2014
- Jun 19, 2014 – Still Little Transparency In Maryland Obamacare Exchange – Rec
- Jun 9, 2014 – Patient Wait In Maryland VA System Averages 81 Days – CBS
- Jun 2, 2014 – Maryland Hospitals And Doctors Facing Opposing Incentives – Biz
- May 31, 2014 – Maryland Looks To Connecticut For Health Exchange Answers – Post
- May 30, 2014 – State Close To Funding 2nd Try At Obamacare Exchange – Post
- May 30, 2014 – Primary Care Docs Still Waiting On Obamacare Surge – Biz
- Apr 15, 2014 – Census Survey Revisions Mask Obamacare Effects – NYT
- Apr 14, 2014 – Maryland Naturopathic Doctors To Be Licensed – Rec
- Apr 12, 2014 – Brown Shows Gall By Claiming MD Is Leader On Health Reform – Post
- Apr 3, 2014 – Obamacare Debacle ‘Decisions We Wish We Could Make Again’ – Post
January, February, March 2014
- Mar 29, 3014 – Maryland Set To Abandon Troubled Obamacare Health Exch – Post
- Mar 17, 2014 – A Birth Injury Fund Would Help Hospitals And Parents – Fred
- Mar 10, 2014 – Legislation Pushes Involuntary Mental Health Treatment – Sun
- Feb 24, 2014 – Maryland Finally Fires Obamacare Exchange Contractor – Post
- Feb 10, 2014 – Proposed Maryland Legislation Would Create Birth Injury Fund – Sun
- Feb 10, 2014 – MD To Drop Another $33M On Dysfunctioning Health Exch – Sun
- Feb 7, 2014 – Head Of Failed Health Exch Given Five Raises Before Being Fired – Sun
- Feb 10, 2014 – Proposed Maryland Legislation Would Create Birth Injury Fund – Sun
- Feb 6, 2014 – MD Hospitals Don’t Know How They’ll Cover Costs Of New Regs – Biz
- Feb 2, 2014 – Obamacare Unable To Fix Rampant Policy Errors For Enrollees – Post
- Jan 24, 2014 – MD Medicare Waiver Forces Hospital & Nursing Home Pairing – BizJ
- Jan 19, 2014 – Maryland Welcomes Wrong People To Medicaid – Post
- Jan 19, 2014 – MD Mails 1000s Medicaid Enrollment Packets To Wrong People – Sun
- Jan 14, 2014 – Continued Glitches In Health Exch Could Force Abandonment – Post
- Jan 9, 2014 – Fed Government Approves New Medicare Waiver For Maryland – Sun
- Jan 8, 2014 – Re-admission Rates At MD Hospitals Among The Highest – BizJour
October, November, December 2013
- Dec 23, 2013 – Thirteen Maryland Counties Short Of Doctors – Rec
- Dec 15, 2013 – Patients And Docs To Make Health Decisions In Maryland – CntrMD
- Dec 14, 2013 – Democrats Sharpen Criticism Of Maryland Health Exchange – Sun
- Dec 9, 2013 – Balt Sun Calls For Leg Investigation Into Maryland Obamacare – Sun
- Dec 6, 2013 – Director Of Maryland’s Obamacare Exchange Is “Out” – Post
- Dec 4, 2013 – Commission Freezes Maryland Hospital Rates For 2014 – Rec
- Nov 27, 2013 – Wash Post: State Rollout Has Been An Embarrassment – Post
- Nov 27, 2013 – After $200M, 3yrs + 10wks, O’Malley Promises Fix By Mid Dec – Sun
- Nov 19, 2013 – MD Insurance Commissioner OK’s Early Renewals To Help Marylanders Avoid Obamacare As Long As Possible – Stardem
- Nov 19, 2013 – Maryland Obamacare Exchange Struggling With Problems – Post
- Nov 11, 2013 – Maryland Quietly Delays Of Small Business Health Exchange – Rptr
- Oct 27, 2013 – More Problems, MD Considering Delaying Small Bus Hlth Exch – Rptr
- Oct 23, 2013 – Audit Show Probs Plagued MD Dev Disabilities Admin For Years – Rptr
- Oct 21, 2013 – Many Uninsured Are Illegal Aliens, Can’t Yet Get Obamacare – Rptr
- Oct 17, 2013 – Del Ivey Attacks Lt Gov Brown Over Problems With Health Exch – Sun
- Oct 13, 2013 – Maryland’s Obamacare Health Exchange Hit With Problems – Sun
- Oct 11, 2013 – Maryland Submits Plan To Overhaul Hospital Charges – Sun
- Oct 11, 2013 – Rising Malpractice Costs Forcing Mercy To End Midwife Group – Sun
- Oct 6, 2013 – Health Care Experiment, Maryland’s Medicare Waiver – Sun
- Oct 6, 2013 – New Prince George’s Hospital To Cost $655M – Biz
- Oct 1, 2013 – Maryland Health Insurance Exchange Stumbles Out Of The Gate – Sun
July, August, September 2013
- Sep 27, 2013 – Widespread Problems Proceed Launch Of Obamacare – Post
- Sep 23, 2013 – Obamacare Will Cost A Family Of Four $7,450 More – Forbes
- Sep 16, 2013 – NBC/WSJ Poll: Only 12% Feel Better Off Under Obamacare – WSJ
- Aug 27, 2013 – NYT Spotlights Western MD’s Efforts To Reduce Hospital Costs – NYT
- Aug 20, 2013 – County Exec Pushes For Largo Site For New PG Hospital – Post
- Aug 20, 2013 – Maryland Leads The Way In Breastfeeding – Sun
- Aug 7, 2013 – Maryland Obamacare Exchange “Call Center” Now Open – Biz Jour
- Aug 5, 2013 – The Affordable Care Act Will Make Insurance Less Affordable – Sun
- Aug 2, 2013 – Health Insurer Aetna Pulls Out Maryland Health Exchange – Sun
- Jul 26, 2013 – State Allows 25% Health Insurance Increase In Health Exchange – Sun
- Jul 25, 2013 – Two Sites Being Considered For New PG County Hospital – Post
- Jul 21, 2013 – Community Health Centers Brace For Health Reform – Sun
- Jul 19, 2013 – MD Readies Its Health Care Exchange, Is There A Market? – Cntr MD
- Jul 2, 2013 – White House Illegally Delays Empl Mandate For Elections – Breitbart
- Jul 2, 2013 – White House Delays Employer Insurance Mandate To 2015 – Wash Post
April, May, June 2013
- Jun 20, 2013 – Univ Of Maryland Medical Center Plans To Start Layoffs – Biz Jour
- Jun 15, 2013 – Call For Legislative Review Of Changes In Medicare Waiver – Cecil
- Jun 11, 2013 – University Of Maryland Medical Center To Begin Layoffs – Balt Sun
- Jun 7, 2013 – Examination Of The Millions Obamacare Leaves UnInsured – Wash Post
- June 6, 2013 – Three Maryland Abortion Clinic Doctors Lose Licenses – Balt Sun
- May 30, 2013 – Shock In Calif, Obamacare Increases Ins Premiums 64-146% – Forbes
- May 24, 2013 – Maryland Pressing For Expanded Powers Over Hospitals – Wash Post
- May 21, 2013 – Unions Break Ranks On Obamacare, Ask For Repeal – The Hill
- May 14, 2013 – MD Seeks Religious Leaders’ Help To Reach Uninsured – Daily Rec
- May 8, 2013 – Medicare Data Shows That Hospital Rates Vary Significantly – Balt Sun
- May 6, 2013 – MD Hospitals Oppose State Plan To Update Medicare Waiver – Balt Sun
- May 1, 2013 – Redmon Steps Down As Head Of Hospital Rate Commission – Biz Jour
- Apr 28, 2013 – Hospital Rate Commission’s Denial Could Cost Jobs – Balt Sun
- Apr 25, 2013 – With 25% Increase Insurer Will Still Lose $ w/Obamacare – Heritage
- Apr 25, 2013 – Congress Works To Exempt Themselves From Obamacare – HumanEvt
- Apr 25, 2013 – Rate Setting Comm Recommends No Increase In Hosp Fees – Balt Sun
- Apr 24, 2013 – Maryland Offers Glimpse At Obamacare Insurance Math – EvydyHlth
- Apr 23, 2013 – Insurers Want 25+% More For Plans In Obamancare Exch – Biz Jour
- Apr 20, 2013 – Sup Ct Says Obamacare Is Legal But Can It Be Enforced? – Wash Post
- Apr 17, 2013 – Dem US Sen Fin Chair Warns Of Obamacare “Trainwreck” – The Hill
- Apr 17, 2013 – Maryland May Get Stuck With Increased Medicaid Costs – Biz Jour
- Apr 10, 2013 – Health Department To Review Psychiatric Bed Registry – Balt Sun
- Apr 5, 2013 – Advocates Outraged By Gov’s Lack Of $ For Psychiatric Care – MD Rptr
- Apr 3, 2013 – Maryland Delays Start Of Obamacare Health Exchanges – biz jour
- Apr 2, 2013 – Obamacare Incompetence – Time Mag
- Apr 2, 2013 – Maryland Counties A Prime Example Of US Health Gap – Biz Jour
Jan, Feb & Mar 2013
- Mar 29, 2013 – Medicare Considering Paying For Sex Changes – Wash Exam
- Mar 28, 2013 – Maryland Proposes Dramatic Change To Hospital Payments – Biz Jour
- Mar 27, 2013 – Obamacare To Get Final Vote In Senate Today – Balt Sun
- Mar 22, 2013 – Many Docs Plan To Retire Early Because of Obamacare – EDH
- Mar 20, 2013 – CVS Ordering Workers To Reveal Weight & Health Info – CBS
- Mar 4, 2013 – Poll: 54% Of Americans Expect Healthcare To Worsen – Rasmussen
- Feb 26, 2013 – Obamacare forces MD to pay contract worker’s healthcare – MD Reptr
- Feb 25, 2013 – State Proposes Cut in Health Care For Pregnant Women – MD Reptr
- Feb 16, 2013 – Obamacare High Risk Pools Already Out Of Money – Wash Post
- Feb 13, 2013 – Maryland Pushes To Keep Money Saving Medicare Waiver – Examiner
- Feb 5, 2013 – With Costs Up, Who Really is Benefitting From Obamacare – The Blaze
- Feb 4, 2013 – CBO: 7 Million Will Lose Healthcare Under Obamacare – Wash Times
- Feb 3, 2013 – Where To Put The New Prince George’s Hospital – Wash Post
- Feb 2, 2013 – Obamacare Forces Layoffs At Medical Device Company – CBSDC
- Jan 31, 2013 – IRS: Cheapest Obamacare Health Plan Will Be $20k/yr – CNS News
- Jan 29, 2013 – Insurers Join In Criticizing MD Actions On Medicare Waiver – Biz Jrnl
- Jan 23, 2013 – Md Negotiating To Preserve Its Special Medicare Status – MD Reporter
- Jan 23, 2013 – Reduction In Beds Forcing Psych Patients To The ER – Wash Post
- Jan 18, 2013 – Maryland Has Collected $12 Million In Medicaid Fraud – MD Reporter
- Jan 10, 2013 – Obamacare And The Doctor Shortage – CFIF.Org
- Jan 7, 2013 – Study Predicts Obamacare Premium Rise For Young Adults – The Hill
- Jan 5, 2013 – Despite New Health Law Some See Sharp Rise In Premiums – NYT
2012
- Dec 30, 2012 – Governor Ehrlich Discusses Problems of Obamacare – Balt Sun
- Dec 20, 2012 – Importance Of Advance Directives In Managing Costs – Del. Morhaim
- Dec 20, 2012 – Why America Still Needs Health Care Reform – MD Public Policy
- Dec 13 2012 – Only 15 States Opt To Run Obamacare Exchanges – CNBC
- Dec 10, 2012 – New Taxes Proposed To Implement Health Exchange – Wash Examiner
- Dec 5, 2012 – Obamacare Is Already Failing
- Nov 24, 2012 – Dr. Ben Carson Talks About Health Reform – Youtube
- Aug 10, 2012 – Post Factchecker On Obamacare – Wash Post