
Health Care
Nadine Burke Harris’ “The Deepest Well”
Guest: Nadine Burke Harris Dr. NADINE BURKE HARRIS ...
Air Date: January 23, 2018
Listen 49:31Local specialists echo national concerns over ending behavioral health registry
Behavioral Health practitioners nationwide have used the registry’s list of hundreds of evidence-based practices as the industry standard for what works.
7 years ago
Delaware governor announces support for paid family leave
Gov. John Carney and state legislators announced a bill Tuesday that would offer 12 weeks paid maternity or paternity leave to full-time state employees.
7 years ago
Congress to sick kids in Delaware: Drop dead, maybe
2017 came and went, and with it hope that Congress would come to the aid of millions of kids in Delaware and all across the country depending on them for their health care.
7 years ago
Before Huntington’s: Seeking adventure while she’s able
Dogged by the specter of a disorder that feels like genetic destiny, a woman challenges her body and mind to do new things.
7 years ago
Listen 8:14The numbers are in: Here’s how ACA open enrollment went in Pa., N.J., and Del.
The number of people who signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act dipped slightly in all three states, despite Trump administration efforts to curtail the law.
7 years ago
Thousands sign up for Delaware health insurance marketplace despite challenges
Delaware’s health insurance marketplace remains strong after nearly 25,000 people signed up for 2018 coverage in midst of many insurance challenges.
7 years ago
Robust health insurance sign-ups surprise supporters and opponents
Not only was the sign-up period reduced by half, but the White House dramatically cut funding for advertising and enrollment aid. Still, it was 96 percent of last years total.
7 years ago
Trump loses again: Americans flock to ‘dead’ Obamacare
Obamacare enrollment stats are a reminder that an historically unpopular president and a manifestly unpopular party cannot simply compel Americans to behave like sheep.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, December 21, 2017
After nearly 20 years, Congressman Bob Brady might finally have competition for re-election. In New Jersey, why is it easy for teachers ...
Air Date: December 21, 2017
Listen 0:00Treating tremors through ultrasound waves deep in the brain
A new non-invasive procedure uses a beam of ultrasound waves to damage brain tissue associated with the involuntary movements.
7 years ago
Listen 3:29Pa. officials scramble to plan for possible CHIP shutdown
CHIP insures more than 180,000 kids across Pennsylvania, and it costs nearly a half-billion dollars to run. Federal money pays for almost 90 percent of that.
7 years ago
Pa. judge halts Trump birth control rule; unclear if admin will appeal
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has issued a temporary injunction that bars the Trump administration from letting healthcare providers deny women coverage for contraceptives.
7 years ago
Pennsylvanians signing up as ACA open enrollment deadline looms
"We're trying to do the best that we can and see as many folks as we can in these last 48 hours,” said Patrick Keenan of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network.
7 years ago