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The U.S. Capitol is seen at dawn in Washington
Health Care
National
Politics

Pa. health providers urge Congress to extend Medicare telehealth options set to expire in 2025

Policies expanding access to telehealth for Medicare participants will end Dec. 31 unless Congress extends them this week.

8 months ago

Listen 1:12
IV bags with fuild
Delaware
Health Care
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Take note of these new health care laws coming to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in 2025

State legislatures passed new laws on medical debt, cancer testing, insurance coverage and more. Some will kick in early in the new year.

8 months ago

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A woman speaking into a megaphone during a protest march, with people carrying a large banner behind her
Health Care
Income Inequality
Insurance
Protests

Americans are furious over health care. Is this an Occupy Wall Street moment?

The public outrage unleashed by the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO echoes the anti-banking fury after the financial crisis.

8 months ago

A sign at the entrance for the nursing home.
Aging
Health Care
Insurance
New Jersey

New Jersey comptroller stops Medicaid funding for the worst-rated nursing home in the state

N.J. Medicaid funding for the state’s lowest-rated nursing home is cut off. The N.J. state comptroller says the facility improperly collected millions and offered subpar care.

8 months ago

Listen 1:00
Mangione taken out of the police car
Studio 2
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Public Safety

CEO killing: A mirror to America’s broken healthcare system?

It’s been a week since ...

Air Date: December 11, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 46:54
Mark Cuban poses with University of Pennsylvania Health System CEO Kevin Mahoney (left) and Penn Medicine vice president and chief pharmacy officer Nishaminy Kasbeker (center).
Health Care
Insurance
Medicine
Philadelphia

Penn Medicine partners with Mark Cuban’s pharmacy company to source generic medications for retail locations

Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs marketplace company is designed to help hospitals and health systems source generic drugs from manufacturers.

9 months ago

Listen 1:08
Weight loss drugs and supplements at pharmacy
Medicine
New Jersey
Public Health

New Jersey is considering banning sales of diet and muscle building pills to minors

This comes after a similar law went into effect in New York — the first in the country.

9 months ago

Listen 2:02
Philadelphia City Hall
Government
Health Care
Philadelphia

Palak Raval-Nelson named Philadelphia’s new health commissioner

Raval-Nelson will lead Philadelphia's Department of Public Health after working for the city for nearly 30 years.

9 months ago

Listen 1:08
Nagasasikanth Mopuri smiles
Business
Health Care
Incarceration
New Jersey

New South Jersey clinic opens to bridge health care gaps for people leaving jails and prisons

The Omega Physicians health clinic in Medford, New Jersey, provides primary care and specialty services like psychiatry and addiction treatment.

9 months ago

Listen 1:08
Bullets lie on the sidewalk at the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York.
Gun Violence
Insurance
National

Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

Anger and vitriol against health insurers filled social media in the wake of Thompson's killing.

9 months ago

people marching on a picket line holding up signs
Employment
Health Care
Philadelphia

Chestnut Hill Hospital workers say persisting staffing shortages put patient care at risk

Hospital nurses and technicians held a rally to demand better working conditions and staffing levels.

9 months ago

Listen 1:14
exterior of CHOP in Philadelphia
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

A new CHOP research program is exploring ways to reduce long-term effects of cancer treatment

The new research program will look at ways to reduce risks of heart disease, hormone delays and other late-term effects of cancer treatment.

9 months ago

Listen 4:40
Taylor Hospital
Business
Health Care

Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital emergency rooms reopen after temporary closure

Technical issues with radiology services forced Crozer to close the emergency departments. Hospital staff say the department reopened Tuesday afternoon.

9 months ago

Hannah and Claudine Clarke smile in a hospital bed
Employment
Health Care
Philadelphia

How one Philadelphia medical student is learning to be a young caregiver to a parent with dementia

An estimated one in six millennial caregivers are caring for a loved one with a type of dementia, past research has shown.

9 months ago

Listen 5:29
Sophia Wallace and four of her five children smile
Food & Drink
Health Care
Philadelphia

A CHOP program showed promising results for families facing food insecurity. Researchers hope more funding broadens its reach

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found nearly one in five patient families struggle to get enough food, and wanted to address it.

9 months ago

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