Maryland Medical Attorneys

2 in 3 hospitals face costly Medicaid changes (The Record and Herald News)
Two-thirds of New Jersey's cash-strapped hospitals stand to lose money under a proposal that would change how the state doles out $400 million for patients on Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor.

MARRIAGES (Gaffney Ledger)
The following marriages have been filed in the probate court of Cherokee County: Kevin Joe Coyle and Molly Michelle Sanders of Gaffney; Olin Dewitt Cobb and Mary Ellen Cobb of Gaffney; James Brian Mills and Bobbie Jo Sellars of Gaffney; Guilibaldo Gaona and Aurora Villarreal of Gaffney; Charles Douglas Wilson Jr.

Office to serve those on Medicaid (The Morning Sun)
To say that dentist Charles Norman enjoys his job would be an understatement.

Walgreen, state battle over chain dropping Medicaid recipients (The Delaware Business Ledger)
A war of words has erupted over Walgreen’s decision to drop Delaware Medicaid recipients.

Probate Judge Retiring After 48 Years Serving Lowndes County (WCTV Tallahassee)
Nearly 50 years in court is coming to a close for one local judge...

House Democrats' Health Care Overhaul Includes Public Plan, Insurance Mandate (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
The health care overhaul under development by House Democrats would subsidize insurance premiums for families earning as much as four times the poverty level, while expanding Medicaid and improving its payments to health providers.

Mass. Anti-Smoking Program Helps Medicaid Recipients Quit (Join Together Online)
A Massachusetts smoking-cessation program for participants in the state Medicaid program has helped 33,000 people stop smoking, the Boston Business Journal reported June 1.

'FOUL PLAY' IN CRUISE DEATH (New York Post)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The family of a Connecticut man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise in 2005 says federal authorities believed he was the victim of foul play, according to records released yesterday. But the man's widow disagreed...

Honeymoon tragedy submerged in mystery (WTNH-TV New Haven)
Mystery continues to surround a Greenwich man who disappeared while on his honeymoon cruise back in 2005. Over 2,000 pages of documents were released Monday; transcripts from testimony, evidence, photos, and emails from the probate court hearings in Greenwich.  

Michigan Doctors Flee Medicaid Program Cuts (Medical News Today)
Michigan's Medicaid program is growing by as many as 15,000 people a month, but fewer physicians are accepting new patients insured by the program, which physicians say pays too little to cover their costs, the Associated Press reports.

Towns look to strike probate court balance (New London Day)
As municipalities scramble to best position themselves for the coming overhaul of the probate court system, towns such as Old Lyme are shopping for allies. To

Medicaid straining MDs (Detroit News)
Despite more Michiganians piling onto the Medicaid rolls, fewer doctors are treating or accepting new patients insured by this state-run medical program for low-income residents.

Conn. widow: foul play possible in cruise case (AP via Yahoo! News)
The family of a Connecticut man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise in 2005 says federal authorities believed he was the victim of foul play, according to records released Monday.

NJ recalculating hospital Medicaid payments (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
Two-thirds of New Jersey's hospitals could lose Medicaid money starting in August, while the other one-third could see large increases.