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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Health insurance executives spent the day in Washington before a Senate subcommittee as part of an ongoing effort to convince regulators a merger of the two companies is a good idea. Local healthcare groups came to do the opposite. From WHYY’s health and science desk, Kerry Grens reports.
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Insurance debate comes to Philly
Insurance merger debated
Insurance hearings [...]
Monday, July 28th, 2008
The Summer Olympics are just a week away, and already several doping stories are casting a shadow over the games. US swimmer Jessica Hardy tested positive for a banned substance and is now trying to clear her record before the games start. A doping expert from Philadelphia hopes to get athletes involved in the fight [...]
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
The Children’s Hopsital of Philadelphia has announced plans to open a facility in Norristown, financed by a 15 million dollar gift from The Karabots Foundation. Steven Altschuler, president of CHOP, says the clinic will provide access to pediatric care in an area that is underserved. “These centers really become a community resource. We expect that [...]
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
High gas prices and the increased cost of living are keeping many people from taking a vacation this summer. Research done by the US Travel Industry Association states that 4 in 10 Americans are changing or canceling their travel plans this year. One reason we take vacations is to help us relax and reduce stress - but as WHYY’s Maiken Scott reports, you don’t have to go far to experience that benefit.
Friday, July 25th, 2008
Several dozen mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus in 15 Pennsylvania counties so far this year. According to the state Department of Environmental Protection, that prevalence is about one month earlier than last year. DEP spokesman Tom Rathbun says the warm, wet weather may have contributed to speeding up the virus’s appearance. “We’re [...]
Friday, July 25th, 2008
Pennsylvania is second only to Alaksa in the mileage of streams flowing through the state. A coalition of environmental groups says those streams need more protection — and the group is urging the state Department of Environmental Protection to make some changes. Both groups are looking to local science to guide their decisions. From WHYY’s [...]
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Temple University physicians are dropping a major health insurance plan from the plans they accept. They say they could not work out a deal with the insurance company for fair payments. From WHYY’s health and science desk Kerry Grens reports.
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Keystone Mercy health plan is the largest medicaid health insurance in [...]
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
A new study from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia shows that abusive relationships are common among high school students. Education and outreach measures in our region are aimed at protecting this group - from WHYY’s Behavioral Health Desk, Maiken Scott reports.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
A new bill aims to lower healthcare costs by making insurance premiums more affordable for small businesses. Pennsylvania Congressman Joseph Pitts is a co-sponsor of the Small Business Choice Act of 2008. This bill was introduced in Congress July 23.
Congressman Pitts says the bill will give tax credits to small business owners to purchase [...]
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Work is underway by the Barnes Foundation to begin looking at how to preserve and present the home and land where Albert Barnes and his wife lived in Chester Springs. WHYY Morning Edition’s Brenda Jorett talked with botanist Ernie Schuyler about his project spending months cataloging hundreds of species of plants at the 138-acre estate, [...]
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