Bill could cap Blue Cross liability for hospital debts
In Annapolis the Maryland General Assembly debates a bill to limit Blue Cross of Maryland's share of charity care and bad debts. The measure would cap Blue Cross liability at 40 percent of uncollected bills across all patient classes, a plan opposed by the Maryland Hospital Association which warns it could hurt overall hospital finances. Medicaid and Medicare not sharing bad debt costs is highlighted.
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Blue Cross
Annapolis
Blue Cross of
Maryland
Maryland General Assembly
Blue Cruse
House Environmental Matters Committee
Health Services Cost Review Commission
Thomas H. Sherlock
Sherlock
Senate
James Doyle
Maryland Hospital Association
Maryland Hospital Cost Bill Sparks Medicare Debate
Lawmakers consider a bill to let the Cost Review Commission pursue hospital bad debts now unpaid by Medicare patients. Opponents question whether the commission can fulfill its role while noting potential federal waivers if Maryland controls costs. Richard Davidson questioned if no one will repay hospitals. Doyle cited federal authority to grant waivers for states making progress.
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Medicare
Cost Review Commission
Richard Davidson
Hospital Association
General Assembly
Maryland
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Doyle
Tobacco harvest to be third smallest in 110 years
Maryland tobacco production in 110 years is projected to be the smallest since 1945, with five-county output about 24.2 million pounds. Poor weather from spring through summer, including cold wet spells and heavy rains followed by heat and drought, hurt yields. Longtime grower Albert Knopp notes losses on 10 of 16 acres, forecasting meager earnings after past auctions.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Maryland Crop Reporting Service
Tony Davis
State Department of Agriculture
Davis
Albert Knopp
Severn
Knopp
School chief resigns from Prince George's County system
Carl W. Hassel resigns as Prince George's County superintendent after 33 years in the post effective May 15. He will become superintendent of schools in Southfield Michigan, citing professional and personal reasons. Hassel oversaw desegregation of 189 schools serving 33,000 students and credited progress toward educational goals amid a national civil rights report on PG County.
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Upper Marlboro
Carl W. Hassel
Prince George's County
Hassel
Board of Education
Southfield
Mich
Detroit
Iin
Hassell
United States
Commission On Civil Rights
P.G. County
Commission
Arthur
Flemming
Washington
Voters to decide fate of Maryland slot machine return
Edward Hall asks Senate panel to let voters decide whether gambling devices should return to Maryland. SB817 would place the question on the November ballot asking if voters favor legalizing gaming devices in their county or Baltimore City. Hall notes counties could vote yes, but state approval would still be required for actual return.
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Annapolis
Edward Hall
Senate
Maryland
Hall
Baltimore City
Edward T. Conroy
D-Prince Georges
Bishop remains No 1 murder suspect in Bethesda case
In Rockville Md authorities say Bradford Bishop Jr remains the top suspect in the murders of his five family members. A handwriting test on a Jacksonville Sporting Goods Store receipt tied to Bishop's credit card was reviewed and store owner John Wheatly noted the signature looked familiar but could not confirm identity. Meanwhile in Annapolis a House committee rejected a Senate plan to grant Center Stage $200000 to help repay a 14 million loan for a burned theater.
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Rockville, Md
Bradford Bishop Jr
Montgomery County
Jacksonville
Bishop
Wheatly
Annapolis
Senate
Center Stage
Baltimore
House Appropriations Committee
House Committee
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Rosalie 8. Abrams
Baltimore Democrat
Harford
Delegates approve two year divorce wait in Maryland bill
The House of Delegates passed a bill to cut the contested divorce waiting period from three to two years and sent it to the Senate. It applies to cases where only one spouse seeks divorce, while a voluntary separation with no objections reduces it to one year. Debate centered on property-law reforms.
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Annapolis
Senate
House of Delegates
Lorraine Sheehan
Prince Georges County
Maryland
Lawyers Seek Change of Venue for Maryland Defendants
Five Maryland defendants led by Gov. Marvin Mandel and attorneys Hess, Rodgers and Rodgers move to shift the federal racketeering and mail fraud trial out of state citing prejudice from extensive publicity. They contend the jurors in Maryland are victims of the alleged scheme and press coverage. Prosecutors respond they will provide any exculpatory material Kavens is entitled to, and the trial date remains pending before Judge Murray.
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Baltimore
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Hess
Rodgers
Mandel
Irvin Kovens
Ernest Cory
Kavens
Barnet D. Skolnik
Ronald 8. Liebman
Daniel J. Hurson
Murray
Maryland Bill Aims to Ban Discrimination Tied to Arab Boycott
Maryland legislators back a bill to bar state firms from signing agreements with foreign governments that force discrimination on race religion or sex to suppress the Arab boycott. Business groups and the Port Authority oppose the measure as drafted, urging revisions or a nationwide approach to be effective.
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Silverman
Briscoe
Senate
Steny Hoyer
Maryland
Joseph L. Stanton
State Port Authority
Baltimore
Stanton
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Senate Constitutional and Public Law Committee
Anne Acunde
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Fredesch
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G. Douglas Stauffer
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Frederick City
North Carolina
Rufus Edmisten
Bureau of Investigation
State Department
Foreign Service
del. Sheehan
Del
Joseph Owens
Judiciary Committee
Owens
House
Department of Juvenile Services
W. Dale Hess
Harry W. Rodgers III
William A. Rodgers
U.S. District Court
John H. Briscoe
Jason R. Silverman
Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Saudi
Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Dart Drug
Frederick
Dart
Jefferson Street
Frederick Brick Works
Sekrete
TNT
Tcaluca
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