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‘Soft launch’ for health exchange?
State officials have been saying for months that Marylanders will be able to shop for insurance on the refurbished health exchange by Nov. 15 when open enrollment begins.
Former UM students launch holistic health site
There’s a new social networking site in town, and you won’t find any tinted photo filters or 140-character limits here.
General Dynamics considers layoffs
General Dynamics, a Virginia-based aerospace and defense company, might cut as many as 61 jobs from its Rockville location in mid-October, state officials said.
Premiums to rise for many Marylanders
Many Marylanders with individual health insurance plans won’t be happy when their first bill for 2015 arrives, but others will be pleasantly surprised by lower premiums.
Towson U. president takes leave of absence
Towson University has a new acting president: Tim Chandler, who has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs since January 2013.
‘Eds and meds’ strengthen Baltimore’s credit
Baltimore was singled out by Moody's as a primary example of how universities and hospitals can contribute to a city's economic vitality.
Health exchange pays big for social media
How much money is one Twitter follower worth? One Facebook like? One view on YouTube? Those interactions are apparently worth quite a lot to the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange.
MedStar partners with West Health Institute
MedStar Health announced Wednesday a broad collaboration with the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, a medical research nonprofit in Washington, to experiment with various care delivery and payment reforms.
Biotech awards focus on health care innovation
A state program that supports commercialization of biotechnology research is shifting its focus, and will now favor projects that can help improve health care quality while reducing costs.
Marylanders have to re-enroll on new health exchange
Remember that time you spent hours trying to enroll for health insurance on the state-run exchange, Maryland Health Connection?Yeah, you have to do it again.
Data-mining in the nursing home?
The real value of electronic health records, experts say, is that they enable data-mining, which can help optimize patient care.
Medical examiner didn’t obey procurement rules
The state medical examiner’s office failed to comply with government procurement rules repeatedly over the past several years, according to an audit released Monday.
