State officials want to make sure others in Engels' shoes know about the Maryland Health Insurance Plan. They're launching their biggest marketing push ever today.

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Hispanics have the most to gain from President Obama's healthcare reform law since they're the largest ethnic cohort without insurance, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis writes in a Spanish-language editorial carried in the ImpreMedia chain's newspapers Friday. Read the Article>

Congressional economists are estimating somewhat lower costs for covering the uninsured under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, as well as slightly fewer people gaining coverage. Read the Article>

Opposition to the health reform law is almost an article of faith among Republicans. But if you look at this map, many GOP congressional districts have much to gain as the new heath care coverage rolls out. Read the Article>

A new UC Irvine study challenges the GOP argument that the health care law is too costly, with data illustrating that health care costs on the whole fall when poorer, uninsured patients are provided with insurance. Read the Article>

The percentage of Americans lacking health insurance coverage rose for the fourth straight year in 2011 to 17.1 percent, a new survey showed Tuesday.

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More than 6,000 with preexisting conditions are getting coverage for medical care under a temporary program.

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Hundreds of patients have been languishing for months or even years in New York City hospitals because they are illegal immigrants or lack sufficient insurance or appropriate housing.

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One million residents in Washington state don't have health insurance and unpaid costs have risen to $1 billion a year, insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler said Tuesday. Read the Article>

Fixing a glitch in President Obama’s healthcare reform law would allow an extra 144,000 Californians to benefit from the law’s promise of affordable coverage. Read the Article>