
Health Care
‘The right thing to do’: Hahnemann owner will pay its former doctors’ malpractice insurance
American Academic Health System will put up $6.3 million for “tail coverage.” An insurance entity also owned by Joel Freedman will pay $12 million.
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Autism and child care: How a lack of quality programs hurts families
Providers equipped to meet autistic kids’ needs are lacking, experts say. Some parents have no alternative but to cut back at work or quit their jobs.
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Listen 5:27Fight rages over medical malpractice lawsuits in Pa. as report fails to settle the dispute
The overall number of active medical staff practicing statewide increased before and after the changes of the early 2000s.
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Philly announces public safety plan to prepare for launch of supervised injection site
A strategy to protect the facility and its neighbors anticipates a final court ruling clearing the way for the nation’s first supervised injection site.
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Getting ready for Charlie’s Law on safe disposal of unused medications
Pharmacists and doctors required to assist in safe disposal and to educate patients on dangers of holding on to medicines
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N.J. considers capping monthly insulin prices at $50 for patients
Lawmakers in the state Assembly are considering a bill that would cap what insurers can charge for insulin at $50 for a monthly supply.
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City notified about potential closing of West Philly Mercy Hospital’s inpatient facility
Under a law enacted in reaction to Hahnemann University Hospital’s abrupt closure last summer, a hospital is required to give 180 days’ notice to the city.
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Wolf vetoes bill to halt closure of two state centers for people with intellectual disabilities
The state centers are set to close within three years and move about 300 people with intellectual disabilities into community-based care.
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Will the urgent care boom be good or bad for Philly’s health?
The number of urgent care clinics has doubled in Philly over the last four years. How far can these for-profit clinics go toward filling healthcare gaps in your community?
Air Date: February 11, 2020
Listen 11:56HIV testing hits the streets in Delaware
A new van will make it more convenient for AIDS Delaware to test for HIV.
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Impeachment over, Pelosi and N.J. House Dems focus on lowering prescription drug costs
The roundtable discussion was a re-promotion of the bill H.R.3, more formally known as the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Act.
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Lawmakers Act to ease fiscal burden of retiree benefits on USPS
All members of New Jersey delegation support move in House to go back to pay-as-you-go system for retiree health benefits
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Pa. will expand insurance coverage of innovative treatments for advanced cancers
Patients in Pennsylvania facing the most serious stage of cancer will no longer be forced to try cheaper drugs before their insurance covers other, more expensive treatments.
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Family says daughter sentenced to jail still hasn’t received cancer treatment
Ashley Menser was transferred to a state prison on Monday, 12 days after being taken into custody in Lebanon County
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This mental health law passed with broad support. Why aren’t counties using it?
One county mental health administrator said the way the law was written makes it 'impossible' for counties to take advantage of it.
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