July 16, 2010
By Matt Cover, Staff Writer
(CNSNews.com) - Maryland will join Pennsylvania as the second state to use federal tax dollars to pay for abortions under the new health care law signed by President Barack Obama in March, according to information released by Maryland’s State Health Insurance Plan.
Maryland will receive $85 million in federal funds for its federally mandated high-risk insurance pool, which will cover abortions. As CNSNews.com reported on July 14, Pennsylvania will receive $160 million in federal funds for its high-risk insurance pool, which will also cover abortions.
During the debate over the health-care bill, President Obama delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress, saying: “Under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions.”
The day the House voted to pass that bill, President Obama also signed an executive order purporting to prevent federal funding of abortions in the programs it created.
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Monday, June 7, 2010
No Maryland employees enroll same-sex spouses for health insurance
By: Hayley Peterson Examiner Staff - June 7, 2010
No Maryland state employees enrolled their same-sex spouses for health benefits during the state's first enrollment period for gay couples, according to Gov. Martin O'Malley's office.
The state's Office of Budget and Management opened the special enrollment period for same-sex couples following a February mandate from Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler that state agencies begin recognizing out-of-state gay marriages.
Although no one enrolled their same-sex partners for benefits, a handful of gay couples submitted their marriage certificates for the record.
"We have received a number of marriage certificates from employees already receiving domestic partner benefits, which means the only change would be that they would be in the system recognized as 'married,' " said O'Malley spokesman Shaun Adamec. The state has received fewer than 10 certificates, but more may have been submitted that have not been processed, he said.
Maryland already extends health benefits to same-sex couples who register as "domestic partners" -- meaning they share a bank account and home address, and agree to sign a contract saying they have been in a relationship for at least one year.
No Maryland state employees enrolled their same-sex spouses for health benefits during the state's first enrollment period for gay couples, according to Gov. Martin O'Malley's office.
The state's Office of Budget and Management opened the special enrollment period for same-sex couples following a February mandate from Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler that state agencies begin recognizing out-of-state gay marriages.
Although no one enrolled their same-sex partners for benefits, a handful of gay couples submitted their marriage certificates for the record.
"We have received a number of marriage certificates from employees already receiving domestic partner benefits, which means the only change would be that they would be in the system recognized as 'married,' " said O'Malley spokesman Shaun Adamec. The state has received fewer than 10 certificates, but more may have been submitted that have not been processed, he said.
Maryland already extends health benefits to same-sex couples who register as "domestic partners" -- meaning they share a bank account and home address, and agree to sign a contract saying they have been in a relationship for at least one year.
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