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Bill would limit number of experts at med-mal trials
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> ANNAPOLIS — Advocates for patients and doctors battled last week over legislation that would limit to two the number of medical experts each side would be...
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Prices for private insurers could be raised
Maryland hospitals and regulators are discussing raising hospital prices for private insurers and businesses by hundreds of millions of dollars a year to make up for suggested cuts from Medicare and...
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Maryland Hospital Association asks for protection from cut
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Hospital Association is urging a state commission to spare hospitals from a 2 percent Medicare cut that is part of federal budget reductions. The group issued a report...
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Notre Dame nursing school lands grant
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Notre Dame of Maryland University announced that its School of Nursing has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Maryland Hospital Association's Who Will Care?...
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Hospitals can’t pass along cost of Medicare cuts
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Maryland’s hospitals will bear the full brunt of the 2 percent Medicare cuts mandated by sequestration, state regulators decided Wednesday, despite passionate...
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State takes big step toward more pain care
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Hospital representatives and patient advocacy groups are celebrating what they say is the first step in making high-quality palliative care programs — which...
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Hospital association: Insurers overcharging Maryland residents
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Insurance companies are overcharging Marylanders for their health insurance, according to a report released Tuesday by the Maryland Hospital Association....
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Editorial: Troubled waters ahead for Maryland’s hospitals
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Can it be that the once seemingly impervious bubble of the health care industry and its associated sectors is close to popping? Or, worse, has it already?...
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Hospital leaders anxious over rate increase
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Hospitals might be able to charge slightly more for services and procedures if the state’s rate-setting commission approves a proposed 1.65 percent rate hike,...
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Healthy sums for Maryland lobbyists
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> With deep-pocketed casino companies apparently satisfied with the Maryland General Assembly’s changes to the state’s gambling laws in 2012, the list of...
View ArticleFeds OK state’s plan to reform hospital system
Officials struck a celebratory tone at a news conference Friday to announce the federal approval of the state’s proposal to transform the way Maryland hospitals get paid, but emphasized that the...
View ArticleHealth-care advocates report success in legislative session
Advocates say there were several victories for health care in this year’s General Assembly session, but they worry that some much-needed changes won’t ultimately get funding from the governor. The...
View ArticleHospital proposal has more money for infrastructure, less for charity care
A state commission will vote next week on a proposal to increase Maryland’s hospital rates for fiscal 2016, a change that reflects both new investment in infrastructure and smaller number of uninsured...
View ArticleMHA: New Md. hospital-payment system shows early success
Maryland’s hospitals have seen more than $100 million in cost savings over the past year thanks to the state’s new, global-budget payment system for its medical centers, the Maryland Hospital...
View ArticleMd. hospitals take aim at costly, deadly sepsis
It’s one of the deadliest and most expensive conditions a patient can face, but a campaign is underway to help Maryland hospitals detect symptoms of sepsis early so they can save more lives. “This...
View ArticleEarly success for hospital waiver, but hard work ahead
While Maryland’s experimental hospital payment system has seen early success — such as reported cost savings of more than $100 million during its first full year — officials say hard work lies ahead....
View ArticleMd. hospitals look for easier way to modify facilities
As Maryland hospitals work to reduce admissions by improving the overall health of their communities, officials expect they’ll need fewer inpatient beds and more outpatient facilities. But the Maryland...
View ArticleQuestions remain as work group renews call for Md. birth-injury fund
For the second time in two years, a state work group is recommending that Maryland establish a special fund so the families of babies injured during birth can be compensated without filing malpractice...
View ArticleBirth-injury fund supporters tout statewide support
ANNAPOLIS – Supporters of a proposed no-fault birth-injury fund say the measure has increased support across the state this year. A poll conducted last month by the Annapolis-based OpinionWorks found...
View ArticleProposed rate increase still too low, say Md. hospitals
State regulators are expected to vote this week on the annual rate adjustment for Maryland’s hospitals, but the latest proposed increase remains less than what hospitals say they need. The staff of...
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