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Easing health insurance shopping
As more workers are not getting health insurance from their employers, people may choose to shop for it on their own. Food produce ...
16 years ago
Waiving the CHIP waiting period
PA Congressman says an affordability exemption will prevent kids from taking a healthcare hiatus. PA Congressman says an affordab ...
16 years ago
The dice are rolling in Bethlehem
Sands Casino is on the grounds of the old Bethlehem Steel plant 15 miles from the New Jersey state line. A new casino is open in P ...
16 years ago
Phila, Delco stop referrals to psych hospital
In early April, a patient committed suicide at Friends Hospital on Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia. Philadelphia and ...
16 years ago
Pennsylvania healthcare providers say the Senate’s budget walks away from federal dollars. Hospital executives were in Harri ...
16 years ago
Health policy bills still alive in PA Assembly
Capitol observes expect agreement on several health policy bills before the end of state budget negotiations. Democrats and Repub ...
16 years ago
Activists protest health insurance premium increases
A protest outside one of the biggest health insurers in the Philadelphia region is bringing to light what some see as problems with the h ...
16 years ago
DHS caseworkers get high tech upgrade
The “Information Portability Project” is a collaboration with Montgomery County and business and advocacy groups. It’s ...
16 years ago
Scientists seek answers from ancient visitors
A relic preserved by state-of-the-art science almost 22 centuries ago is undergoing analysis by modern technology. A relic preser ...
16 years ago
Appropriations weighs PA senate budget
By: Scott Gilbert The measure calls for nearly one-point-seven billion dollars less in spending than Governor Rendell’s blue ...
16 years ago
NJ passes new procedure for hiring supers
By: Phil Gregory The measure comes after some large payouts caused controversy, including more than seven hundred thousand dollars ...
16 years ago
Sustainable food advocates serve up ideas
City representatives are swapping ideas with Milwaukee and London about farming inside city limits. Food activists from across the ...
16 years ago
NJ reps renew talk on escapee controversy
By: Phil Gregory New Jersey lawmakers and police officials are urging the U-S government not to resume normal diplomatic relations ...
16 years ago
City budget now needs state approval
If legislators do not approve the sales tax hike, or some of the pension re-financing plans, the city would be facing drastic service cut ...
16 years ago
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, is preparing to spend two federal stimulus grants of almost $130 millio ...
16 years ago