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More than 1,600 CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield members on the individual market heeded the insurer’s call to switch plans for 2019, potentially tapping into hundreds of dollars a month in savings. While preparing its rates for 2019, CareFirst realized that thousands ...

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Northwest Hospital has become the first hospital in Maryland to go completely smoke-free in its operating rooms. Smoke and residue generated during surgery can release harmful particles and chemicals into the air, creating a potentially unsafe work environment for nurses ...

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute have jointly been named a certified Mitochondrial Medicine Center, officials announced Wednesday. Hilary Vernon, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the McKusick Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine and ...

All 11 of Baltimore’s acute care hospitals have become certified under the city’s Levels of Care Initiative focused on best practices for responding to the opioid epidemic, Mayor Catherine Pugh announced Wednesday. The program publicly recognizes hospitals that have established ...

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Union Hospital of Cecil County and LifeBridge Health will not merge as previously announced, they said Wednesday.

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Maryland reversed enrollment declines on its individual health market, returning to levels near where it was for 2017 after the open enrollment period ended Saturday.

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As cyberattacks become more common, health care entities such as hospitals and insurance companies need to prepare for the inevitability that they will experience a breach or some other attack on their systems. Doctors, hospitals and insurance carriers are entrusted ...

Maryland legislators in the 2019 General Assembly session will consider several measures aimed at reducing health care costs and protecting the Affordable Care Act in Maryland, but it appears unlikely they will focus on a long-term plan to stabilize the ...

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Dr. Stephen T. Bartlett has resigned from his roles at the University of Maryland Medical System, including positions as executive vice president, chief medical officer, director of the transplant program and professorships within the University of Maryland School of Medicine. ...

Greater Baltimore Medical Center will host a center of excellence for the treatment of Alstrom Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes blindness, deafness and multi-organ system failure. The Jan D. Marshall Center of Excellence will build on an existing clinic ...

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