Health Care
Pa. health providers urge Congress to extend Medicare telehealth options set to expire in 2025
Policies expanding access to telehealth for Medicare participants will end Dec. 31 unless Congress extends them this week.
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Listen 1:12Take note of these new health care laws coming to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in 2025
State legislatures passed new laws on medical debt, cancer testing, insurance coverage and more. Some will kick in early in the new year.
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Listen 1:07Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Friedman Agnifilo’s law firm confirmed late Friday that she had been retained to represent Mangione.
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Americans are furious over health care. Is this an Occupy Wall Street moment?
The public outrage unleashed by the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO echoes the anti-banking fury after the financial crisis.
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Police say suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing wasn’t a client of the insurer
Investigators have uncovered evidence that Luigi Mangione had prior knowledge UnitedHealthcare was holding its annual investor conference in New York City.
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Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show
Social media posts from Luigi Mangione show the man suspected of killing Brian Thompson underwent successful back surgery last year that alleviated debilitating chronic pain.
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New Jersey comptroller stops Medicaid funding for the worst-rated nursing home in the state
N.J. Medicaid funding for the state’s lowest-rated nursing home is cut off. The N.J. state comptroller says the facility improperly collected millions and offered subpar care.
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Listen 1:00Arguments over whether Luigi Mangione is a ‘hero’ offer a glimpse into an unusual American moment
Memes and online posts in support of 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, who's charged with killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO, have mushroomed online.
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CEO killing: A mirror to America’s broken healthcare system?
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Air Date: December 11, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 46:54Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs marketplace company is designed to help hospitals and health systems source generic drugs from manufacturers.
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Listen 1:08Palak Raval-Nelson named Philadelphia’s new health commissioner
Raval-Nelson will lead Philadelphia's Department of Public Health after working for the city for nearly 30 years.
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Listen 1:08New South Jersey clinic opens to bridge health care gaps for people leaving jails and prisons
The Omega Physicians health clinic in Medford, New Jersey, provides primary care and specialty services like psychiatry and addiction treatment.
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Listen 1:08Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward
Nearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing.
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Police believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO quickly left NYC on a bus after shooting
Police have video of the man entering the bus station but no video of him exiting.
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Chestnut Hill Hospital workers say persisting staffing shortages put patient care at risk
Hospital nurses and technicians held a rally to demand better working conditions and staffing levels.
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