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California billionaire tax proposal qualifies for November election ballot
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (44+ words) The California measure is a proposed one-time tax of up to 5% on individuals with a net worth of more than $1 billion living in the state as of Jan. 1, 2026, with some exceptions that include certain pensions and retirement accounts. The...
Report: Americans with health insurance still worry about paying for care
2+ week, 3+ day ago (13+ words) Baltimore Sun...
Maryland caps Ozempic price for government insurers beginning in 2027
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (103+ words) Baltimore Sun Shark bite reported at Assateague State Park FBI investigating vulgar voicemail left by Cecil County Sheriff's Office employees Analysis: Wes Moore's Afghanistan story starts to unravel Preakness 2026: Napoleon Solo wins unprecedented race at Laurel Park Gov. Moore weighs…...
A challenge for young Marylanders: Getting " and keeping " health insurance
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1511+ words) When Autumn Greene was 21, her mother died. Without warning, the young woman also lost her health insurance. Greene, now 22 and a student at the University of Maryland Global Campus, had been covered under her mother's state plan. No one told…...
Millions risk health coverage as they skip paying higher Obamacare premiums
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (12+ words) Baltimore Sun...
United Healthcare, Johns Hopkins fight over health insurance contract
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) Doctors at Johns Hopkins Medicine hospitals and facilities could stop accepting insurance from national health insurance provider United Healthcare in about a month if an agreement to maintain the. .. Ravens unveil new uniforms with slight tweaks, new "Darkness" helmet Howard…...
Alsobrooks: Trump owes Marylanders a tariff refund | GUEST COMMENTARY
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (262+ words) One year after President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day," it is clear: Trump's tariff policies failed. Families in Maryland are paying on average $1, 744 more because of these tariffs. The cost of building a new home has increased by $17, 500 because of these…...
Maryland orders Cigna to halt underpaying doctors or give cause
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (22+ words) Insurers must either pay a claim, deny it with a stated reason, or request additional information," Med Chi CEO Gene Ransom said....
What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance, according to a new poll
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (665+ words) Sometimes I don't even take my medicine," said the 48-year-old truck dispatcher in Orlando, Florida. It's so much with insurance, it's crazy." For Brown and others, those spiking costs are having real impacts on daily life. Of the 1, 117 Americans surveyed…...
From $500 to $1. 5 K: Marylanders feel financial impact of expired ACA tax credits
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (23+ words) Michael Zabetakis, of Hampstead, is paying $1, 000 more per month now that the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits have expired....