Here are this week’s top five most-clicked stories from MHA’s News Roundup newsletter.
Thousands of Maryland Seniors Notified of the End of Their Medicare Advantage Plans
Maryland Matters, by Danielle J. Brown
Health System to Build $110M Outpatient Center in Towson
Baltimore Business Journal, by Matt Hooke
The University of Maryland Medical System is building a 112,000-square-foot outpatient center in Towson to expand its outpatient care options in the region.
A Baltimore Hospital’s Trauma Bay Is Quieter Amid Gun Violence Drop
WYPR, by Wambui Kamau
Gun-related admissions at Sinai’s trauma center have dropped by about 52%, reflecting broader declines in Baltimore’s shootings and homicides. Hospital leaders with LifeBridge Health credit the decline in part to Sinai’s full-time violence intervention program, which collaborates with patients to disrupt cycles of retaliation.
Doctors Fear Thousands of Marylanders Will Drop Health Insurance as Tax Credits End
NBC 4 Washington
About 190,000 Maryland residents receive Affordable Care Act tax credits that are set to expire within months. Maryland has money set aside to help, but it won’t last long.
Fire Services, Frederick Health Install Vending Machine for Free Narcan, Other Care Items
The Frederick News-Post, by Marwa Barakat
The Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services and Frederick Health this week installed a vending machine in the hospital’s emergency department with free naloxone and other personal care items — an effort to expand access to life-saving resources.