The newest member of Congress said health care reform was on its “last legs” before his election and is calling for Washington, D.C., to start from scratch on health reform, a stance echoed by one of the highest-ranking Republicans.

Two reports – one prepared for two Maryland insurance industry trade groups and the other for a general agency operating in the state – reach a similar conclusion: that the Maryland system for delivering health insurance works better than the Massachusetts health exchange.

Surrounded by millions of uninsured residents and those struggling to keep up with rising costs, New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer is pushing a public health insurance option to compete …  Read →