Health Care
An exemption to the Philadelphia business income and receipts tax, known as BIRT, was eliminated in 2025, leading to new taxes for smaller operations.
2 months ago
Listen 1:19Medical instruments in Bucks County’s Mercer Museum become part of YouTube guessing game
Anna Dhody, a former Mütter Museum curator, created popular videos about the museum. Now she's highlighting artifacts in Doylestown.
2 months ago
Listen 3:34Ask Governor Meyer | WHYY & DPM | 01/29/2026
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer joins us for this January edition to address top issues for residents of the first state.
Air Date: January 29, 2026 9:00 pm
Listen 51:16Delaware’s shield law protects providers sued or criminally prosecuted by an out-of-state entity for providing reproductive health care.
2 months ago
Listen 0:59Medicaid cuts ahead: ‘It’s going to affect everyone,’ Philly health care workers warn
PASNAP unions and 10 partner organizations have introduced a “Healthcare Bill of Rights” and are urging lawmakers to pledge support for safety net programs.
2 months ago
Listen 1:13Democrats accuse him of claiming moderate pragmatism while consistently voting for Trump policies.
3 months ago
Listen 1:04Subsidies that helped Delawareans who earn above 400% of the federal poverty level expired last year, and Congress has yet to renew them.
3 months ago
Listen 0:57A 100-year-old Germantown home will become a new birth center for Philly families
Plans to open an independent birth center come on the heels of the Lifecycle Wellness and Birth Center closure in Bryn Mawr.
3 months ago
Listen 1:45Fewer Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs spike
The 3.5% decline in enrollment is linked to expiring subsidies and rising health expenses.
3 months ago
"Fashion can't just be about designing pretty clothes," said the program director.
3 months ago
Listen 3:25While some are blaming a medical provider that was illegally contracted, their replacement was the subject of similar criticisms and accusations in the past.
3 months ago
Listen 1:15Here’s what to know about the unprecedented changes to child vaccine recommendations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will now recommend that all children get vaccinated against 11 diseases, down from 18 a year ago.
3 months ago
ACA health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
Americans whose premiums are skyrocketing say lawmakers don’t understand what it’s really like to struggle to get by as health costs ratchet up with no relief.
3 months ago
Pennsylvanians have until Dec. 31 to switch health insurance plans for coverage to kick in on Jan. 1.
3 months ago
Listen 1:44How a reporter began to investigate diabetes risk, and along the way, made a startling discovery about his own health.
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