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Corbett backs off job-training requirement in quest for U.S. approval of Medicaid alternative
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett appears to have backed off from one of the most controversial parts of his Medicaid waiver proposal: a job ...
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Non-Obamacare health plan options extended, but impact ‘unclear’
Individuals who buy insurance on their own and want to keep their current plan, even if it does not meet new Affordable Care Act requirem ...
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Phase I study finds ‘gene editing’ aimed at making patients’ cells resistant to HIV to be safe
For decades, HIV has outpaced the scientists trying to eradicate it, often morphing and hiding deep in patients’ bodies. Researcher ...
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Pa. making ‘slow progress’ processing Medicaid applications sent through HealthCare.gov
A bit of progress is being made in Pennsylvania, when it comes to dealing with a backlog of Medicaid applications submitted through the f ...
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Endo to pay $192.7 million to resolve off-label marketing claims
Endo Health Solutions and its subsidiary Endo Pharmaceuticals, based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, have agreed to pay $192.7 million to resol ...
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Bristol incinerator plan moves to back burner
Plans to build a controversial incinerator in suburban Philadelphia are on the back burner. Route 13 Bristol Partners of King of P ...
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When you’re named after a cheesesteak, slimming down is hard to do
Imagine spending your whole life, from childhood, fighting temptation inside what one might describe as the belly of the beast. Im ...
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ListenPhilly region a national leader in Affordable Care Act sign-ups
More than 100,000 people in Pennsylvania have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. That’s according to ...
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Study of Philly grocery tests assumptions about complex U.S. obesity problem
If you build it, will they come? That question has plagued public health advocates working to address poor nutrition and rising ob ...
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Academics to track long term progress of ACA rollout
Area academics recently joined forces with researchers across the country to initiate an ongoing assessment of the implementation of the ...
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Doctors turn to designers to curb cardiac arrest deaths
If someone collapsed and stopped breathing, would you know what to do, beyond calling for help? Researchers and designers at the U ...
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What can’t librarians do? Many are now health insurance guides
Find out how librarians are taking on new roles well beyond that of book caretakers. While ...
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