Nicole Leonard is a health and science reporter for WHYY News. She joined the newsroom in 2022 after covering health care for Connecticut Public Radio. Before that, she was the health reporter for the Press of Atlantic City.
Nicole’s coverage has focused on addiction and the opioid epidemic, mental health, and health policy. She is an alum of Boston University and grew up in New Jersey.
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Listen 1:10Pennsylvania ACA health insurers propose double-digit premium increases for 2027
The total average premium rate increase request in the individual market is 17%. Some insurers like Ambetter are requesting an average increase of 40%.
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Listen 1:05Delaware declares measles outbreak as cases quickly climb to 4
Delaware had not recorded a single case of measles in more than a decade until this week, as outbreaks and infections nationwide grow.
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Listen 1:07Pa. Medicaid now covers abortion, but for how long? AG, pro-life groups wage an appeals fight
Medicaid coverage for abortion services begins as Pennsylvania’s attorney general seeks to reinstate the state's ban on using public funds for abortion.
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