Limited-benefit insurance plans were restricted under the Affordable Care Act, but are making a comeback as the Trump administration and Republicans continue to chip away at the health law. Though supporters argue these plans should be available as an alternative to Obamacare for people who do not think they need comprehensive coverage, they are increasingly marketed to healthcare.gov shoppers. 

While insurers, hospitals and air ambulance companies fight about who should pay for life-saving flights, patients are footing the exorbitant bills. Story recognized as a finalist for the National Institute of Health Care Management Foundation print journalism award for 2015.

Johns Hopkins is adapting to tight state regulation of hospital revenue by growing business out of state.

University of Maryland had to retract research, give back more than $200,000 in private industry funding and admit flaws in its research approval protocol after a media firestorm over a study that linked a specialty chocolate milk to concussion recovery. Ongoing coverage and public records requested pushed UMD to take action.

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Maryland's new method for regulating hospital revenue means hospitals have be more thoughtful about what's going on outside their walls. Project supported by a 2014 fellowship from the Association of Health Care Journalists.

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