A Maryland state senator is taking insurance companies to task for their opposition to a bill raising the dependent age of adult children, saying companies need to get more actively involved in decreasing the number of uninsured state residents.

The leadership of the Injured Workers Insurance Fund has indicated its support for a proposal to convert the insurer from a quasi-state agency to a nonprofit mutual insurance company.

With the impact of numerous budget cuts still being addressed and a $2 billion state budget deficit anticipated in the next fiscal year, Maryland legislators will spend more time on budget discussions than other legislative changes, including those affecting the insurance industry.

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler’s recent appointment of a second deputy commissioner is raising questions about who would take over for the commissioner.

The push is on in Maryland to have a universal health care road map ready to use when the Obama Administration and Capitol Hill finalize the direction of their expansive …  Read →

The clock is ticking for CareFirst to come up with a better way to expand coverage in the District of Columbia before legislators enact one for the health insurer.

Either outcome …  Read →

Maryland legislators joined CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in introducing a $1.6 billion universal health care coverage bill, featuring a mandate that could penalize those not gaining coverage with a tax of …  Read →