Day: September 19, 2012

$390 million rise in state employee health insurance raises concerns about costs and quality

Maryland’s Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to increase spending authority on health care benefits for state employees by nearly $390 million. Budget Secretary Eloise Foster said the increase would pay for more people joining the state’s plan since the original health care authorization in 2008. Comptroller Peter Franchot raised concerns about the quality of care the added costs would pay for.

State Roundup, September 19, 2012

Comptroller Franchot urges immeditate, online financial disclosure for politicians, then blasts General Assembly for “secretive” gambling special session; campaign finance commission finds some consensus; gambling referendum campaign out-raises what was spent on last governor’s election; Prince George’s NAACP chief supports same-sex marriage; campaign for U.S. Rep. Harris says he won’t debate a write-in candidate.

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