Hospitals that employ mostly nurses with four-year bachelor’s degrees — as opposed to mostly registered nurses — will likely see improved patient outcomes and reduced costs, according to a new study.

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Universities should embrace the three-year bachelor's degree, argues a Johns Hopkins University professor.

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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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Airlines tried and failed to block a federal rule making them tell passengers up front the full cost of airfare, including government taxes and fees.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland claimed at least $20.6 million in unallowable Medicaid costs and should pay the money back, a federal audit report released Friday says. The report by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s health care law appears to mirror a trend in job-based insurance, where employees are being nudged into cost-saving plans that require them to pay a bigger share of their medical expenses. Two independent studies out ...

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Workers saw a modest rise in the average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance this year, but they’re probably not overwhelmed with relief. Coverage costs still are climbing faster than wages. That means, in many cases, a bigger portion of the ...

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The state commission that determines how much hospitals are paid for providing care approved a rate increase of 1.65 percent at its Wednesday meeting.

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Maryland’s hospitals will bear the full brunt of the 2 percent Medicare cuts mandated by sequestration, state regulators decided Wednesday, despite passionate warnings from providers that the move would trigger layoffs and service reductions at hospitals across the state.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland health officials on Wednesday outlined major changes to how hospital costs are paid in an effort to keep the state’s unique Medicare waiver agreement with the federal government — a deal that has provided enormous financial benefits ...

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