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FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
Studio 2
Health

‘Obamacare’ set to become less affordable

Americans shopping for Affordable Care Act insurance are in for some sticker shock. Premiums are set to rise by nearly 30% on average; unless the congress extends tax credits.

Air Date: October 29, 2025 12:00 pm

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Dr. Gerard Criner, director of Temple Lung Center
Health

As Pennsylvania health systems rapidly adopt AI, lawmakers take steps to regulate the technology

Health systems and insurance companies are using artificial intelligence to analyze CT scans and MRIs, update electronic health records and review coverage decisions.

16 hours ago

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A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman
Health

Including pregnant women in drug trials can lead to better health outcomes and reduce misinformation, experts say

Pregnant and lactating women have been historically excluded from drug trials, even though many rely on medications to manage pain, mental health and chronic disease.

5 days ago

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Penn Researchers offer hope thanks to a major discovery on how to identify so-called cancer sleeper cells. Are we getting closer to a cure?
Studio 2
Health

Breast cancer breakthrough – from new treatments to lingering challenges

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month started back in 1985. In the 40 years since then, there’s been a ton of progress. Some cutting edge research now comes out of Penn.

Air Date: October 21, 2025 12:00 pm

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WHYY’s the Pulse reporter Alan Yu receives his influenza vaccine at a Vybe urgent care center in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Why urgent care clinics, once derided as ‘doc in a box,’ have spread like wildfire

The number of urgent care centers in the U.S. have doubled, from more than 7,000 to more than 14,000 over the last decade or so.

1 week ago

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Local hair stylist Christine Meehan sits in front of her medication
Health

As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire

A hair stylist in Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania, has a neck condition that may require surgery. She says if ACA subsidies expire, she'll further delay the procedure.

2 weeks ago

an estrogen patch for hormone therapy
Health

‘It’s the wild, wild West’: Philadelphia menopause care providers see fallout from quick online hormone prescriptions

Health care providers say patients should be careful before getting easily accessible prescriptions for hormone products.

2 weeks ago

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A nurse checks on IV fluids while talking to a patient.
Health

Pa. approves higher ACA health insurance premiums for 2026, with some price hikes as high as 38%

Insurance regulators say Pennie customers will see premiums rise by 21% on average, which factors in the potential loss of federal premium tax credits, or health subsidies.

2 weeks ago

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Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland.
Health

Prospect Medical Holdings finds tentative buyers for Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital

It is unclear when either deal will be finalized. If a sale falls through, Prospect Medical Holdings is allowed to abandon the property.

2 weeks ago

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building
Health

Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15. Here’s what to know about changes in Pa., N.J. and Del.

People 65 and older may see higher or lower Medicare premium costs, different plan options, limited telehealth access and other changes for 2026 coverage.

2 weeks ago

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Former President Joe Biden stands in front of an American flag
Health

Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer

Biden's office announced in May that he'd been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that it had spread to his bone.

3 weeks ago

Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland
Health

Judge will allow Prospect to abandon Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital if a sale fails

Springfield’s solicitor said that word of a possible abandonment came as a “total surprise.”

3 weeks ago

Looking up at the impressive building at the entrance of the State House
Politics & Policy

N.J. is applying for federal grant money to expand health care options in rural areas

If the application is successful, the Garden State could be awarded $1 billion over five years to improve services for rural residents.

3 weeks ago

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Supreme Court chambers
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s doctors, warning of risk to abortion rights, join fight over state Supreme Court retention votes

The doctors also argue the November retention election could impact health care affordability, patient privacy and equal rights in Pennsylvania.

3 weeks ago

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Christiana Hospital entrance
Politics & Policy

Delaware hospital cost review board would be stripped of budget approval authority in proposed settlement

The proposed legal settlement would limit sharing of some salary data. Hospitals would also have longer to comply with spending targets.

3 weeks ago

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