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By John W. Frece and John W. Frece,Annapolis Bureau of The Sun | September 29, 1991
ANNAPOLIS -- As a Republican candidate for governor last year, Dr. Ross Z. Pierpont needled Democratic Gov. William Donald Schaefer as a "big spender" who is too free with taxpayers' money and too eager to dole out jobs to political insiders.But Dr. Pierpont says those labels do not apply to his case, even though the Schaefer administration managed in these desperate economic times to set aside as much as $77,480 to hire the 74-year-old surgeon to help out at the state health department.Dr.
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By Sarah Fisher and Sarah Fisher,sarah.fisher@baltsun.com | July 2, 2009
A year into a new effort to expand health coverage, recession-weary Marylanders are flocking to the state's Medicaid program in numbers far greater than expected, costing the state $50 million more in the process. As of this week, 44,255 additional state residents had enrolled in Maryland's Medicaid system after income limits were significantly relaxed, outpacing projections that enrollment would increase by 26,605. Officials say the economic downturn has swelled the ranks of the unemployed, driving more people than expected into the public plan.
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By David Nitkin and David Nitkin,SUN STAFF | September 23, 2004
A veteran federal official who held department management posts in the Reagan and first Bush administrations was nominated by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday to replace departing state health secretary Nelson J. Sabatini. S. Anthony McCann, 61, would earn $155,000 a year as secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, a job he is scheduled to start next month. The department manages more than $6 billion in state and federal funds, including nearly $4 billion for Medicaid programs, and is viewed as a probable source of spending cuts as Ehrlich seeks to balance the budget without new taxes.
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BY A SUN STAFF WRITER | August 3, 2000
Dr. Martin P. Wasserman, former state health secretary, has been appointed director of the health division of the Oregon Department of Human Services, officials announced yesterday. Wasserman, 58, is director of Maryland's Office to End Smoking at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. A physician and lawyer, he headed the state health department from 1995 to April 1999, overseeing the launching of the managed care program for the poor. Last year, he received the American Medical Association's Nathan Davis Award as state health official of the year.
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By Erika Niedowski and Erika Niedowski,SUN STAFF | January 7, 2005
Just as flu activity has begun to pick up in Maryland, state health officials are relaxing restrictions on those eligible to receive vaccine to prevent it. Following the lead of the nation's top public health agency, the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced yesterday that everyone age 50 and older should be able to get a shot. Because of the nationwide vaccine shortage, vaccinations had been limited on a voluntary basis to those 64 and older, those with chronic illnesses, pregnant women, children younger than 2 and health care workers.
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By Walter F. Roche Jr. and Walter F. Roche Jr.,SUN STAFF | March 27, 2002
State health officials have issued an emergency order shutting down a Randallstown assisted care facility after learning that a worker with a prior murder conviction is accused of using an ax handle to attack a resident. The emergency order against Peace in the Valley at 10518 Marriottsville Road was issued by Health Secretary Georges C. Benjamin last week. Officials said yesterday that they had moved 10 residents to other facilities. Carol Benner, director of the Office of Health Care Quality, said as many as 11 additional residents will have to be moved.