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West Baltimore needs more health care professionals — and the state is offering to foot the bill to train them.
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Read More »Towson incubator graduates three startups
Three companies from Towson University’s business incubator are moving on to the real world, and there’s a celebration in their honor tomorrow evening.
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Read More »Lower uncompensated care costs to reduce hospital bills
A state panel voted Wednesday to reduce the funds hospital receive for uncompensated care, reducing bills most patients pay.
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Read More »Genomics gets personal
“We want our medical students to be ahead,” Miriam Blitzer said. “So that these [current] students, by the time they start practicing in seven to 10 years from now, they’ll be familiar with this and will understand how genetics can — and will — be applied clinically.”
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Read More »Survey: Students want career-oriented universities
Education for education’s sake? Not anymore, according to a recent survey that asked college students to identify the most important characteristics of “the university of the future.” The majority of students surveyed — 70 percent — said postsecondary education should ...
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Read More »Here’s why ‘reference pricing’ matters to you
If you’ve never heard the term “reference pricing,” you’re not alone. But you may start hearing it more often, so listen up.
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Read More »Employers eye options to reduce insurance costs
Many employers are staring down double-digit increases in the premiums they pay for their employees’ health insurance. In Maryland, some small businesses could see their rates go up by 19 percent next year, according to filings released Friday by the Maryland Insurance Administration.
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Read More »Some health insurers want steep premium hikes; others seek reductions
Some Marylanders with individual health insurance policies could pay as much as 30.2 percent more in premiums next year while others may enjoy reductions.
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Read More »Baltimore’s National Treasure
We Baltimoreans have always known Charm City was a diamond in the rough, but this morning, the rest of the country found our hidden treasure.
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Read More »The A,B,Cs of financial aid
Future students in the University System of Maryland might be required to complete a workshop or class about student loan debt before their freshman year or at some other point after enrolling.
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