Maryland hospitals should expand beyond the walls of their institutions to provide a better quality of care, the president of the University of Maryland Medical Center said Tuesday. Dr. Mohan Suntha said UMMC aims to be an anchor institution in ...

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A community health clinic in Carroll County that serves low-income residents will soon begin accepting Medicaid, thanks to funding from the state and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.

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Nearly one company in six in a new survey from a major employer group plans to offer health coverage that doesn't meet the Affordable Care Act's requirements for value and affordability.

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Federal regulators have approved the Maryland health insurance exchange's work to replace the website’s faulty technology with Connecticut’s successful system.

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If the Medicaid rate hike were implemented permanently, sources say doctor participation could spike.

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Maryland officials are spending tens of millions of dollars to extend a federal pay hike for physicians who serve Medicaid patients, but it’s unclear whether the incentive has been effective at increasing those patients’ access to care.

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How tough is it for Marylanders insured by Medicaid to find a doctor? What about residents of other states?

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Several thousand more Marylanders have enrolled in health insurance since the open enrollment period ended about two months ago.

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Maryland officials still hope to enlist the private sector to develop a health insurance exchange for small businesses, but progress is slow.

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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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