In an area where average emergency room claims reached 842% of Medicare rates, residents of a Colorado county found relief by joining forces and negotiating prices directly with the local […]
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Domestic Batterers Should Be Tracked on a Watch List
Every 16 hours, a woman in the United States is fatally shot by a current or former partner. Intimate partner homicide is one of the leading causes of death for women in the country, with nearly half […]
Senate Finance Committee to consider drug costs
Drug prices just keep rising – at five times the rate of inflation. the bipartisan measure would add an out-of -pocket maximum for Medicare beneficiaries and force companies to pay […]
The Health 202: These are the judges holding Obamacare’s future in their hands
California and other Democrat-led states are defending the Affordable Care Act, who fear its consumer protections and insurance expansions could be wiped out in a moment. They’ve stepped up to […]
HPC Recognizes 2019 Discovery and Catalyst Award recipients
Discovery Awards Faculty Associates Michele Decker and Nancy Glass, along with other Johns Hopkins faculty receive a 2019 JHU Discovery Award for their proposal entitled “Collaborative for Gender Equity and […]
Reports of domestic violence rise in central Baltimore County
Violent crime rose by nearly 18 percent in the first five months of 2019 compared to the year before in the three central county precincts – Towson, Cockeysville and Parkville […]
Study: milk industry influences doctors in Peru
A study suggests that multinational formula companies influence health professionals in on of the poorest districts of Lima, Peru through visits and unauthorized incentives in an open violation of a […]
Feds may be taking another look at UPMC pre-payment policy
The pending Highmark-UPMC split may be drawing renewed scrutiny from top federal officials. Faculty Associate Gerard Anderson is quoted.
Opioid users in Baltimore and elsewhere say they would use designated sites to consume drugs
As Baltimore grapples with an opioid epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives in recent years, a new study suggests that users would like to do something to confront the […]
Playing Teen Sports May Protect From Some Damages Of Childhood Trauma
Research shows that participation in team sports as a young person can significantly reduce the long-term likelihood of depression and anxiety for people with childhood trauma. Faculty Associate Christina Bethell is […]