Health Care
Delaware 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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‘Very serious stakes’: Why Pa.’s doctors are rallying against Oz’s Senate bid
Motivated by threats to abortion rights and declining trust in the medical field, doctors are breaking tradition and organizing against Dr. Mehmet Oz in his bid for U.S. Senat
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For stomach pain and other IBS symptoms, new apps can bring relief
Here's how to find relief, using the latest science and a new generation of apps.
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Dikembe Mutombo undergoing treatment for brain tumor
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor, the NBA announced Saturday.
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Newtown Ambulance Squad: ‘We won’t be here’ without more public funding
A ballot question in November’s general election will ask Newtown Township voters if they want to raise property taxes to fund the ambulance squad.
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The next person who holds the gubernatorial office will have influence or direct control over many issues affecting health care.
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Union groups at Temple University Hospital have been in contract negotiations since August. They’re prepared to strike if an agreement isn’t reached.
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In Pennsylvania, the thicket of restrictions on abortion providers shapes the number of abortion facilities in the state and limits the services they can provide.
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