
Health Care
Prospect Medical Holdings, owner of Crozer Health, files for bankruptcy
Crozer Health, the hospital system in Delaware County, is expected to continue operating as Prospect looks to sell the asset and restructure.
4 months ago
Resident doctors at major Philadelphia-area hospitals voted whether to form unions.
4 months ago
Listen 1:46Staying fit in 2025: Tips from NBA coach, health columnist
Many people start the year with a resolution to get fit. Whether it’s weightlifting, cycling, or getting outside for some fresh air, we’ll help you get up and going.
Air Date: January 9, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 50:30Pennsylvania program helps overturn 50% of health insurance denials in first year, new data shows
The state’s Independent External Review program launched in January 2024 and took 517 appeals in its inaugural year.
4 months ago
Listen 0:54US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants cancer warnings on alcohol labels. Could updated labels, taxes, fewer liquor stores or advertising bans make Americans drink less?
Air Date: January 7, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:41Delaware lawmakers to again consider legalizing physician-assisted suicide
Supporters say the bill has numerous safeguards like requiring the patient to self-administer the medication.
4 months ago
Listen 0:56Penn expecting $467M windfall from COVID-19 vaccine royalty dispute
At issue was how much the manufacturer could carve out to third parties before paying the university its stake of the profits in the form of royalties.
4 months ago
Listen 0:54‘We live people’s worst day — every single day’: How EMTs in Lansdale, Pa. battle burnout
EMTs and paramedics have long been encouraged to suppress their feelings, but that culture of stoicism is changing. Here's how a Montco ambulance service is making it happen.
4 months ago
Independence Blue Cross joins other insurance companies in restricting coverage of Wegovy and Ozempic to Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
4 months ago
Listen 1:18How are states spending their opioid settlement cash? Look yours up in this database
From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, here's how state and local governments used billions in opioid settlement funds in 2022 and 2023.
4 months ago
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces new federal murder charges with his return to New York
Luigi Mangione agreed on Thursday to be extradited at a court appearance in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week after five days on the run.
4 months ago
How New York prosecutors used a terrorism law in the charges against Luigi Mangione
Mangione was charged under a state law that allows for stiffer sentences for terrifying civilians or influencing government. He is currently jailed in Pennsylvania.
4 months ago
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.
4 months ago
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.
5 months ago
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.
5 months ago