Health
Report: Affordable Care Act premiums will show slight increase in 2019
Pennsylvanians with insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchange will see little or no premium increase next year, according to data compiled by Associated Press.
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Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico One Year Later
It’s been a year since Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, destroying lives and reducing many communities to rubble. The storm a ...
Air Date: September 7, 2018
Listen 48:34Before Roe: How Pa. hospitals used a legal loophole to provide abortions
The emergency room at was a very different place 40 years ago than it is today.
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Listen 4:00Services for disabled Delawareans get funding boost
Delaware Gov. John Carney signed legislation to fully fund services for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
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N.J. joins states launching reinsurance programs to shore up Obamacare plans
New Jersey projects its reinsurance program will cut premiums by 15 percent.
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Delaware, other state Medicaid programs consider acupuncture as opioid alternative
State governments are thinking about how to treat pain other than opioids.
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Insulin’s high cost leads to lethal rationing
Insulin is an unlikely symbol of America's problem with rising prescription costs.
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His $109K heart attack bill is now down to $332 after NPR told his story
The story of Drew Calver was first reported by NPR and Kaiser Health News on Monday as part of the "Bill of the Month" series.
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STDs are up in Philadelphia, across the country
Some of the increase can be attributed to lax protection habits.
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Listen 1:41Lewes residents alerted about elevated lead levels in tapwater
The public should be mindful — but health concerns are minimal.
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Delaware hospital curtails opioid prescriptions in effort to combat addiction
Christiana Care has cut opioid prescribing by as much as half in some departments by adopting guidelines and best practices for post-surgical recovery.
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Pa. locks down all prisons after a surge in staff illnesses
Pa.'s state prisons are on lockdown after staff members required treatment in recent weeks from exposure to a yet-unidentified substance described as a liquid synthetic drug.
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Advocates say PFAS bills would tighten federal control over chemicals
Legislation aims to improve detection, spur cooperation between federal and state governments.
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Guests: Steve Twedt, Marcel Bonn-Miller, Shalawn James Medical marijuana was legalized in Pennsylvania more than ...
Air Date: August 29, 2018 10:00 am
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