Maryland

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  GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  May 20, 2013

  The former head of the office that subjected tea-party groups seeking tax exemptions to tougher scrutiny is now running the tax agency's division in charge of implementing the health care law.

• 2013 deficit estimate lowered to $642 billion

  By Andrew Taylor  |  May 15, 2013

  The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago.

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  Calif. exchange granted secrecy

  By Michael R. Blood  |  May 9, 2013

  A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, potentially shielding the public from seeing how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent.

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  High hospital bills go public, but will it help?

  By Connie Cass, Lauran Neergaard  |  May 9, 2013

  Why does a joint replacement cost 40 times as much at one hospital as at another across the country? It's a mystery, federal health officials say.

• Medicaid contractor sues Jindal administration

  By Melinda Deslatte  |  May 7, 2013

  A Maryland-based company whose nearly $200 million Medicaid contract was canceled amid an ongoing federal investigation sued Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration Monday for terminating the deal.

• Coventry Health's 1Q profit falls 21 pct

  By Associated Press  |  May 1, 2013

  Coventry Health Care's first-quarter earnings dropped 21 percent compared with a year ago when it booked a one-time gain tied to the health insurer's Medicare Advantage program.

• Meet the 2013 Broker of the Year

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 1, 2013

  As health care costs continue to climb, Aaron Davis, president of NextLogical Benefit Strategies in Westminster, Md., is dedicated to helping his clients battle these higher rates with creative solutions that focus on employee health along with his full line of ancillary products.

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  2013 Broker of the Year Winner: Aaron Davis

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 30, 2013

  Aaron Davis, president of NextLogical Benefit Strategies in Westminster, Md., was recognized Tuesday as Benefits Selling's 2013 Broker of the Year.

• Maryland hospitals asks for protection from cut

  By Brian Witte  |  April 26, 2013

  The Maryland Hospital Association urged a state commission on Thursday to spare hospitals from a 2 percent Medicare cut that is part of federal budget reductions.

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  Boston victims face huge bills

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  April 26, 2013

  Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. These are just a fraction of the medical expenses victims of the Boston Marathon bombing will face.