Recent News
Access HEARS Receives $20,0000 Grant
Johns Hopkins Health Plans recently awarded a $20,000 grant to Access HEARS, a nonprofit organization that provides access to low-cost, high-quality listening devices for Maryland residents experiencing hearing loss.
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Tastewise Kids Receives $11,000 Grant
Johns Hopkins Health Plans granted $11,000 to TasteWise Kids to fund the Days of Taste program, benefiting 175 fourth-graders in two Baltimore City schools.
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Gaithersburg HELP Gets $15,000 Grant
Johns Hopkins Health Plans has awarded a $15,000 grant to Gaithersburg HELP, an organization whose mission is to provide individuals and families in the Gaithersburg area with assistance for basic needs.
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Podcasts
Supporting the Maryland Latinos Population
In this conversation with Dr. Gabriela Lemus, executive director of Maryland Latinos Unidos, we learn more about the organization and how this grant will allow them to expand its support for the immigrants it serves.
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Fostering a Strong Provider Network
Janice Henry leads the partnership between JHHC and its provider network. As a provider-sponsored health plan, the element of collaboration is more entrenched at JHHC.
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Social Determinants of Health
Kathy Pettway, senior director, and Dr. Nina Everett, chief medical officer, from Priority Partners explain the clinical impacts of these life challenges and the work Priority Partners is doing to support its health plan members.
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Pursuing Quality and Integrated Care
As Chief Medical Officer for Johns Hopkins Health Plans, Dr. Marketa Wills is at the intersection of payer-provider collaboration. In this episode of the Health Care Collaborations podcast, she discusses her clinical psychiatry background and how that influences her work on the health care management side
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Aligning Payer and Provider
JHHC’s SVP and CFO Daniel Chojnowski discusses the evolving role of Finance as a strategic partner for organizations and how their expertise can create better alignment between health care payers and providers.
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Priority Partners Cupboards Project
Priority Partners is taking on food insecurity in Maryland with the help of two HGTV hosts. Matt Muenster joined the Health Care Collaborations podcast to discuss the Priority Partners Cupboards project that he and fellow HGTV host Chris Grundy are backing.
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