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Maryland to allow health exchange info requests

Maryland will make information related to its health benefit exchange available through public information requests.

Tags: Maryland, health benefits, health insurance exchange, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

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Md. official says state prepared to help addicts

Maryland will be able to help thousands of drug addicts get into treatment once they become eligible for health insurance next year.

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How insurers, businesses monitor your health raises privacy concerns

Information marketing firms collect on purchases is being sold to health insurance companies and other businesses.

Tags: privacy, Institute for HealthCare Consumerism, Blue Cross and Blue Shield

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Coronary calcium scan finds early signs of heart disease

A simple test can detect early signs of heart disease, but insurance does not not cover it. The chief of cardiology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital calls it "a mammogram for the heart."

Tags: heart disease, coronary calcium scan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Paula Wolfson

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Montgomery Co. considers fees for ambulance rides

A bill is being proposed in Montgomery County that would charge a fee for ambulance rides to the hospital.

Tags: kate ryan, health care, Montgomery County, ike leggett

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Acupuncture activists want insurance coverage

Alternative medicine lobbyists are calling for Maryland legislators to force insurance companies to cover acupuncture.

Tags: alternative medicine, insurance, Maryland General Assembly, maryland acupuncture society

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Vote on health exchange bill expected this week

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How to find health insurance outside of work

Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance - Story: New Rules, Resources Make It Easier to Find Individual Health Insurance

Tags: Janet Bodnar, weeds, retirement

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