Screening, better diagnosis cited for rise in autism cases
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 29, 2012
Tags: asperger's syndrome, autism, autism speaks, centers for disease control and prevention, diagnosis, health, maryland, research, screening, services, south carolina, wisconsin
ATLANTA — Autism cases are on the rise again, largely due to wider screening and better diagnosis, federal health officials said Thursday. The rate of U.S. cases rose to about 1 in 88 children. The previous estimate was 1 in 110. The new figure is from the latest in a series of studies that have [...]
Justices question health care mandate 
BY: Lawyers USA
POSTED: March 27, 2012
Tags: Congress, health care overhaul, health insurance, Insurance, mandate, medicaid, president obama, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — During the second of three days of oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Obama administration’s health-care reform law, the split over the constitutionality of the individual mandate was very much in evidence. The justices of Supreme Court grilled attorneys on both sides in an effort to define the limits of Congress’ power [...]
Experts: Loss of mandate wouldn’t kill health law
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 27, 2012
Tags: experts, Health Care, health care system, Law, mandate, president obama, Supreme Court, washington
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s health care law would not automatically collapse if the Supreme Court strikes down the unpopular requirement that most Americans carry medical insurance or face a penalty. The overhaul could still lurch ahead without that core requirement, experts say. But it would be more like a clunky collection of parts than [...]
University of Maryland doctors give Virginia man new face
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 27, 2012
Tags: Department of Defense, dr. eduardo rodriguez, face, facial tissue, gun accident, jaw, living legacy foundation, recluse, richard lee norris, scar tissue, shaving, smell, teeth, tongue, transplant, University of Maryland, university of maryland medical center
After 15 years of wearing a mask and living as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia man disfigured in a gun accident got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed. Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville is recovering well after last week’s [...]
House, Senate pass health exchange bill
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 27, 2012
Tags: health care exchange, health care reform, health insurance, house of delegates, mandate, market, Maryland General Assembly, senate, Supreme Court, uninsured
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly has passed a measure to create a framework for a health insurance market place to provide coverage to the uninsured. The House of Delegates and state Senate voted 94-44 and 35-12, respectively, for the bill Monday. The measure builds on legislation passed last year to create the health care exchange, [...]
House passes health exchange bill
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 26, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, General Assembly, health exchange bill, house of delegates, maryland, passed, senate
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates has passed a measure to create a framework for a health insurance market place to provide coverage to uninsured 700,000 residents. The House voted 94-44 for the bill Monday. A similar bill is pending in the Senate. The measure builds on legislation passed last year to create the [...]
Board recommends buyer for St. Joseph
BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: March 20, 2012
Tags: Ascension Health, board, Catholic Health Initiatives, LifeBridge Health, Sinai, st joseph, st. agnes, St. Joseph Medical Center Board of Directors, University of Maryland Medical System
After a whirlwind series of meetings and fact-finding sessions, the board of directors at St. Joseph Medical Center has identified and recommended a buyer for the beleaguered hospital to Catholic Health Initiatives, the current owner. The 263-bed community hospital in Towson has been under scrutiny for nearly three years after hundreds of patients of its [...]
Conmed enters Kentucky market
BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 20, 2012
Tags: conmend healthcare management, correctional institutions, marion county, marion county detention center, mid-level providers, nurses, pharmacy, physicians, x-ray
Conmed Healthcare Management Inc., of Hanover, a provider of health care services for correctional institutions, said it has entered the Kentucky market with the award of a contract by Marion County, Ky., to provide correctional health care services for the approximately 300 inmates of the Marion County Detention Center. The contract is effective April 1, [...]
Brown launches insurance marketing campaign
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 19, 2012
Tags: Affordable Care Act, applications, Insurance, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, maryland health insurance plan, maryland insurance administration, pre-existing condition, rep. donna edwards, rep. john sarbanes
ANNAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown wants to increase the number of applications to a federally funded health insurance program run by the state. Brown will kick off the second anniversary of the federal Affordable Care Act on Monday with a marketing campaign designed to enhance participation in the Maryland Health Insurance Plan. MHIP is [...]
CDC launching graphic anti-smoking ad campaign
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 15, 2012
Tags: advertisements, altria group, arnold worldwide, campaign, centers for disease control, cigarettes, dr. thomas frieden, food and drug administration, Kathleen Sebelius, philip morris, radio, smoking, tobacco, TV
ATLANTA — In a graphic new ad campaign announced Thursday, the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with the sometimes-gruesome stories of people damaged by tobacco products. The new effort confronts a hard truth: Despite increased tobacco taxes and bans in many public places, the adult smoking rate hasn’t really budged since 2003. [...]
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