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O'Brien says Archdiocese of Baltimore won't offer birth control coverage
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees....Tags: David Axelrod, Freedom of Religion, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Care Reform (2009), Health and Safety at Work
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Medical billing a target of fraud investigations
In Maryland, an orthopedic practice agreed to pay $2.5 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it had billed for patients' visits that never took place and had double-charged for X-ray work to get higher reimbursements. In...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Labor Legislation, Health Insurance, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Colleges and Universities
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Maryland gets $28.3 million health performance bonus
The state of Maryland has received a $28.3 million performance bonus for its efforts in enrolling children in federal health programs. The money was given to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...Tags: Music, Government Health Care, Medicaid, Music, Children's Health
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State board recommends criteria for insurance exchanges
The O'Malley administration will introduce legislation in the coming General Assembly that would create the exchanges where people will buy affordable insurance under health care reform.
The Board of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, a group convened...Tags: Insurance, Government Health Care, Health Care Reform (2009), Health Insurance, Maryland General Assembly
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Hopkins, Lockheed aim to modernize the ICU
Johns Hopkins intensive care nurse Nelly E. Lopez spends so much of her workday monitoring patient distress alarms that she sometimes hears phantom beeps even when she is no longer on the job.
Hopkins doctors say Lopez's "alarm fatigue" shows what is...Tags: Technology, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Safety at Work, Medical Research
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Cardin, Van Hollen to help resolve Hill disputes
Maryland's congressional delegation will have unusual influence in helping to resolve big issues left hanging on Capitol Hill, because two of the state's lawmakers were appointed Friday to help sort out differences between House and Senate legislation....Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Unemployment Benefits, Labor Legislation, Employment
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Baltimore is best city for hospital care
Baltimore area hospitals provide the best patient care in the country, according to a new survey. Nearly half of the area's hospitals - nine out of 16 - are in the top 5 percent of all of the hospitals in the United States, according to the survey by...Tags: Randallstown, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Sepsis
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Health care reform town hall tomorrow
Health care reform got you confused? Not sure what to make of it all? The University of Maryland Medical System and several community groups are holding a community forum tomorrow to answer your questions. The forum is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the...Tags: Executive Branch, Government Health Care, Government
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O'Brien's quixotic fight
Recently, Cardinal-designateEdwin F. O'Brienwrote a stirring letter to all those who worship in the Baltimore Archdiocese, calling on their help to "regain our religious freedom." The impassioned call to arms suggests the federal government has dealt a...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Litigation and Regulation, Health Care Reform (2009), Labor Legislation, Health Insurance
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Given the current disappointing field of presidential contenders, Buddy Roemer might not be a bad choice
I urge my fellow citizens not to give in to despair over the choices being offered in this year's presidential elections. As an independent who is fiscally conservative, socially liberal and believes there is an appropriate role for government in our...Tags: Charity, Finance, Google Inc., Health Care Reform (2009), Charles Elson Roemer, III
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Medicare math
I'm part of the new "get lost" generation of folks over 65 that many are complaining will financially destroy our fragile economy ("Aging out of health care?" Jan. 19). I know that I'm old and that math has never been my strength, but writer Lisa Pevtzow...Tags: Government Health Care, Medicare
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A tough budget
Gov. Martin O'Malley today submitted what is likely to be among the most controversial budget proposals in his two terms in office. Faced with a $1 billion gap between projected spending and revenues, and committed to a goal of finding real solutions to...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Annapolis, Regional Authority, Teachers, Pension and Welfare
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