Day: August 13, 2014

Md. awards $16 billion, 10-year contract for health insurance

Md. awards $16 billion, 10-year contract for health insurance

Top state officials on Wednesday approved spending $16 billion over the next 10 years on health insurance for over 200,000 state employees, retirees and their dependents. One of the largest contracts ever granted, the three-member Board of Public Works approved it at a meeting dominated by discussion of the positives and negatives of health care delivery in Maryland, including serious patient care problems at a state hospital in Hagerstown.

State Roundup, August 13, 2014

Federal judge upholds new state ban on assault rifles, some magazines; state study into school system financing could mean more money for some; Republican House members ask governor how state will manage illegal immigrant children; court strikes down special zoning for Cove Point Liquid Natural Gas facility; Hogan proposes tax-free pensions for retired law officers; Hogan campaign manager was paid $35,000 by Change Maryland; state Democratic Central Committee to look into chapter voting procedures; and Seat Pleasant mayor ousted from his office — but not his job and vows to pitch tent outside city hall.

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