Electric grid’s delicate balance overset
Sometime around 4 p.m. yesterday, a power disruption along the U.S.-Canadian border near Lake Erie cut electrical service across the region, blacking out cities spread as far as Canada, New...
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Insurance chief targets CareFirst executives
Pointing to deception, mismanagement and flagrant attempts to profit from the proposed sale of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. said yesterday that he will issue...
Judge allows more time for CareFirst reform talks
A U.S. District Court judge extended a stay yesterday in the CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield legal dispute to give the company more time to discuss possible adjustments to a deal designed...
Pressure rises on CareFirst decision
Maryland's top two legislative leaders vigorously urged Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday to sign CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield reform legislation, and House Speaker Michael E. Busch predicted he would do...
CareFirst asks Ehrlich to veto reform plan
A legislative reform of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is in danger of being discarded as the health insurer yesterday threatened dire consequences that would disrupt service to its 3.2 million customers....
After six-year wait, Hyatt resort debuts
CAMBRIDGE - They said it couldn't be done. They said no one would take an early-1900s mental hospital and put up a $155 million resort in its place. Mainly, they...