Health Care

The bill heads back to the House for approval of a Senate amendment. Hospitals are neutral on the bill after fierce opposition.

The secretary of Health and Human Services visited a home health care worker in North Philly. The White House wants more Medicaid funds to go directly to caregivers.

Once the agreement goes through, the unified system will comprise 30 hospitals and more than 700 sites across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

A piece of music theater by Marc Neikrug, about the role of music in dementia therapy, makes its Philly premiere.

Prospect Medical Holdings is running into roadblocks selling its hospitals in Connecticut and Rhode Island. This spells trouble for Crozer Health in Delaware County.

Two-thirds of the more than 400 doctors on staff at the health system’s major Delaware operations, including Christiana and Wilmington hospitals, would be covered.

The center explores the biological basis of aesthetic experiences. It added an artist-in-residence position in 2019.

Hospital officials hope to create a blueprint for compassionate care that can ultimately be replicated nationwide.

Mental Health Partnerships, in collaboration with the city of Philadelphia, is offering free peer specialist certification courses entirely in Spanish.

Mental Health Partnerships, en colaboración con la ciudad de Filadelfia, ofrece cursos gratuitos de certificación de especialista completamente en español.

For many Latino residents, the medical system remains riddled with barriers that alienate and exacerbate public health challenges.

About 485 registered nurses at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia are negotiating a new union contract with Tower Health.

Viet-Capacity has reached over 800 Vietnamese-speaking Philly residents with culturally tailored education around cardiovascular disease.

The youth vote made a difference in the 2020 presidential election, and Democrats hope that issues like reproductive rights will bring them out again.

"World-class health care institutions have to pay world-class wages and offer their workers respect,” said one Philly City Council member.