Wednesday, June 30, 2010A new Kaiser Family Foundation national poll shows support for President Barack Obama's health care bill bumping up in a significant way over the past month, data that seems to affirm the idea pushed by Administration officials that the legislation will ultimately be a net political positive for their party. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, June 29, 2010The Obama administration is launching a special coverage program for uninsured Americans with medical problems this week, the most ambitious early investment of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. But here's the catch: Premiums will be a stretch for many, even after government subsidies to bring rates close to what healthier groups of people are charged. READ MORE >>
Sunday, June 27, 2010News outlets examine how states are coping with covering hard-to-insure people, confusion about insuring young adults and a COBRA subsidy extension. The New York Times: "The Obama administration is poised to award contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to about 20 states to run new insurance pools for people with serious medical problems. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, June 23, 2010WBAL reports that Maryland is one of 37 states that saw its unemployment rate fall in May. According to the U.S. Department of Labor the jobless rate fell 3-tenths of a percent to 7.2-percent. Officials say the state added 11,200 jobs, but only 4,800 were in the private sector. READ MORE >>
Monday, June 21, 2010"Two more school zone speed cameras will become operational at 6 a.m. Monday. The cameras will be located in the 3900-block of Hollins Ferry Road near Lansdowne High School, and in the 200-block of East Padonia Road near Dulaney High School. Under state law, speeders caught traveling more than 12 m.p. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, June 16, 2010Small firms may not keep current health plans after White House decision. Although President Obama and many Democrats promised during the health care reform debate that “if you like your health plan, you can keep it,” the health insurance plans that are now offered by small businesses probably will not survive the transition to a regulated marketplace. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, June 15, 2010AUDIT -- it's a five letter word that is merely a nuisance to some - and terrifying to others. Of course, unless you are a business owner, or an accountant, it's probably not something you lose a lot of sleep over.Until now. READ MORE >>
Monday, June 14, 2010"President Barack Obama's massive health care overhaul, passed by Congress and signed into law by the president, is about to cost us all a fortune. Insurance expenses to employers will soar next year--and those costs will be passed along to all of us. A consulting firm says U.S. READ MORE >>
Thursday, June 10, 2010(Reuters) - An estimated 45 million Americans do not have dental insurance, according to a government report released on Wednesday, and recently passed healthcare reform offers little direct help. Overall most non-elderly people who already have private health coverage also have a dental policy, ... READ MORE >>
Wednesday, June 9, 2010HARRISBURG, Pa., June 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that the Insurance Department is investigating Pennsylvania's nine largest health insurance companies to determine the reasons behind a pattern of controversial rate increases, and especially the extent to which those increases are driven by the use of questionable health profiling tools. READ MORE >>
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