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Treating patients at home may be cheaper, better
A program that allows patients to be treated at home instead of the hospital can improve care and satisfaction, new research from Johns Hopkins shows. The model called Hospital at Home reduced costs by roughly 20 percent and had equal or better...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care
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Maryland's hospital rating system in danger of failing
For 35 years, Maryland has enjoyed a unique exemption from the federal government that allowed it to regulate hospital rates so that patients are charged the same no matter where they seek care.
But the system that state health officials say has...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Medicaid, Marvin Mandel, Health Insurance, Medicare
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Health Care: Insurers step up, modestly
Singing the praises of major U.S. insurance companies is not a common pastime on these pages, but recent events require at least a stanza and perhaps even a chorus. Such is the tuneful news that several have decided that no matter how the U.S. Supreme...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Aetna Inc., Healthcare Policies, Humana Incorporated, Medicaid
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St. Joseph Medical Center board recommends buyer
St. Joseph Medical Centertook another step in choosing a buyer for its Towson campus.
The hospital said the board made a recommendation Monday to the parent company, Catholic Health Initiatives, which has the final say.
Officials declined to identify...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mark G. Midei, Christianity, Medical Procedures and Tests, University of Maryland, College Park
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Maryland institutions win grants to improve health care
Four Maryland institutions will receive grants under the federal health care reform law to improve care and cut costs. They are among 81 facilities nationwide to receive money during this round. In all 107 grants have been doled out for projects intended...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Baltimore welcomes a new archbishop
Today's installation of William E. Lori as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore is a noteworthy event, not only for the half-million Catholics in an archdiocese that stretches from Middle River to the mountains of Western Maryland, but for non-Catholics, too....
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Christianity, Health Insurance, Family Planning, Health Treatments
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Maryland braces for Supreme Court decision on health care reform law
Miriam Brand just graduated from the University of Maryland and does not have a job, but she does have health insurance.
The 22-year-old diabetic is among the 2.5 million Americans who were allowed to stay on their parents' policies because of the...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Health and Safety at School, Family, Business
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Federal birth control ruling upsets religious groups
Church officials and other religious-based groups are gearing up to fight an order by the Obama administration that they include birth control in employee health plans — a requirement some say could threaten the protection of other moral beliefs and...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Health and Safety at School, Christianity, Health and Safety at Work, Judges
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Johns Hopkins unveils new hospital
At the new $1.1 billion Johns Hopkins Hospital there will be Xboxes and a basketball court for kids, sleeper-sofas for families, single rooms for all patients, an improved dining menu and extensive soundproofing.
It's part of an effort to make the...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Health and Safety at School, New York City, Beyonce, Health and Safety at Work
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A health care reform backup plan
With a far more contentious hearing than expected before the Supreme Court, President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA) could be struck down by a sharply divided court when it rules in June. If that happens, insurance will continue to be priced...
Tags: Howard County, Medicaid, Strikes, Health Insurance, Internal Revenue Service
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$1.34 billion in rebates because of health care reform
Insurance companies are expected to pay out nearly $1.3 billion in rebates this summer because they haven't complied with a provision under health care reform that they devote more money to health care and less on administrative costs and profit,...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Healthcare Policies, CEO Pay, Consumers, Insurance
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Health centers win funding to expand services
Maryland is slated to receive almost $15 million in the next round of funding from the federal health care reform law to upgrade and expand community health centers, mostly in the Baltimore area.
Health centers are a main provider of primary care...Tags: Healthcare Policies, John Sarbanes, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Anthony G. Brown, Finance
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