Health Care
The open enrollment period for health insurance coverage in 2023 through the Affordable Care Act begins Nov. 1 and ends in January.
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was launched a decade ago to address rising rates of addiction and overdoses linked to prescription opioids.
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Bill to simplify medical insurance in Pennsylvania heads to Gov. Wolf’s desk
The measure aims to help doctors get insurance approval to treat patients.
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Pennsylvania to monitor emerging drugs in the addiction and overdose epidemic
Fentanyl continues to drive overdose deaths in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. But cases involving xylazine, para-fluorofentanyl, and gabapentin grow.
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How one Delaware school district provides medical, behavioral care for K-5 students
Eisenberg Elementary opened the state’s first such wellness center for K-5 kids in 2017. Though still a rarity in Delaware, more are coming.
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Listen 3:17The Philadelphia-based poison control center recorded a slight uptick in mushroom poisoning cases, including at least one that caused organ failure.
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How a therapy once seen as a victory for autistic kids has come under fire as abuse
The first generation of kids to receive intensive ABA has grown up — and many have criticized it as harmful and even abusive.
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Listen 42:05Delaware court stops plan to move retiree health coverage to Highmark’s Medicare Advantage
A judge has halted Delaware’s plan to switch retired state employees’ health care to a plan managed by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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Medicare open enrollments have started as benefits change for 2023
The Medicare open enrollment window started on Oct. 15 and will end on Dec. 7 for individuals seeking coverage in 2023.
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Health department medical detectives find 84% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable
The maternal mortality review committees look for clues to what contributed to the deaths.
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Pennsylvania’s hospitals are in crisis. How will Shapiro, Mastriano address this growing issue?
The bills created to save Pennsylvania’s hospitals will likely die in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania’s new governor could have the power to revive them.
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Listen 2:00Prevention Point Philadelphia celebrates 30 years of providing harm reduction services
The Philadelphia nonprofit that focuses on community harm reduction says it served 36,000 people over the last 12 months, three times the amount served in 2019.
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A year after suffering from a gunshot wound to the head outside his North Philadelphia school, Ivan Cuevas and his family show what survivorship can look like.
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Biden says he will push to codify Roe if Democrats keep the House and Senate
President Joe Biden vowed that if voters elect more Democratic senators and keep the House, he will send a bill to Congress to codify abortion protections into law.
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What to know now that hearing aids are available over the counter
Starting Monday, hearing aids will be available to buy over the counter across the U.S.
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