Stricter penalties proposed for late insurer payments in Maryland
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Steven B Larsen seeks fines from 100 to 125000 dollars for each late claim payout by health insurers. Hospitals report hundreds of complaints about delayed payments, with MAMSI and CareFirst named as frequent offenders and calls to clarify prompt-pay law existing penalties.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Esse
Nancy Fiedler
Maryland Hospital Association
Ms. Fiedler
Mid- Atlantic Medical Services Inc
MAMSD
Rockville
CareFirst
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Elizabeth Sammis
MAMSI
Associated Press
Care First
Steven B Larsen
Larsen
Healthy Families to start program for new parents in Frederick
Healthy Families, backed by a 1.75 million in grants from Freddie Mac and Gerber, will begin linking first time parents with resources in Frederick. The program aims to identify at risk families prenatally or at birth for home visits over six months and ongoing support. It is a partnership among United Way, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Family Tree, Friends of the Family and People Against Child Abuse.
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Thealthy Families
Frederick
Nea Ae
Freddie Foundation
Gerber Foundation
Healthy Families
Kitty Redmiles
APE
Frederick City
Susanne Riemer
Escape
Health Department
Social Services
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Debate over Frederick County Women Commission language in bill
A Montgomery County delegate proposes amending a Frederick County bill creating a Commission for Women, arguing the duties phraseology is patronizing. She seeks to replace terms implying wives and homemakers with broader concerns facing women and girls while criticizing the current wording as sexist.
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Annapolis
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Cheryl Kagan
Montgomery
Ms. Kagan
Commission
Sue Hecht
Frederick Washington
Ms. Hecht
Deborah Vose
Ms. Vose
Timothy Ferguson
Frederic Carroll
Kagan
Ferguson
Hecht
Louise Snodgrass
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