Health Care
Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions
A review by Pa.'s elected financial watchdog says there are shortcomings in a state agency’s oversight of fees paid to pharmacy benefit managers in the Medicaid program.
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Resident doctors at Penn Medicine to demand contract both inside and outside the hospitals this week
After almost a year of negotiations, the big sticking point now is over wages. Residents say they make a little above minimum wage after accounting for long hours.
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Listen 1:27What’s Zyn, and why there was a shortage this summer
Zyn pouches are the latest nicotine craze in the world of cigarette substitutes, with over 130 million containers sold in the first quarter of this year.
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Temple’s Institute on Disabilities launches a new community center
Tech OWL, which stands for Technology for Our Whole Lives, provides the surrounding North Philadelphia community with workshops, classes and a space for connecting.
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Mosquito-borne illnesses discovered throughout Philadelphia region
West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes in nearly every county in the region, and one case of Eastern equine encephalitis was reported in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
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Trump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban, Vance says
"Donald Trump’s view is that we want the individual states ... to make these decisions," Vance said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
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Coronavirus FAQ: I’m a NOVID and don’t want to catch COVID. Can you guide me?
A refresher on how to keep yourself safe against COVID as the number of cases increases.
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FDA approves two updated COVID vaccines
The new COVID vaccines are designed to keep the shots up to date with the virus, which keeps evolving to evade our immune systems.
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Infant abductions from hospital and health care settings have happened, but federal data show they’ve become more rare over time.
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Tim Walz has described his family’s IVF experience. His wife says they used a different procedure
The Democratic nominee for VP has implied that he and his wife used IVF to conceive. They actually used IUI, a different process that has attracted less controversy.
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Workers in Philly's Old City hit upon a historic cemetery with hundreds of people. It took years to study, identify and rebury them.
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Listen 5:32Pa. opens public feedback on rate increases to 2025 health insurance plans
Pennsylvania health insurance companies are requesting average rate increases of 2.9% to 15.2% on individual plans sold in the ACA marketplace.
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Listen 1:04Montgomery County now offers free period products in all county buildings
Pads and tampons will be available in all bathrooms in county buildings, including courthouses, health and human services buildings, parks and historic sites.
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Listen 1:03What should New Jerseyans know about bird flu?
The state’s new avian influenza website is keeping tabs on the spread of bird flu. The risk is low for humans, but it’s dangerous for poultry flocks.
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Listen 1:03Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law
According to a national AP analysis, since 2022, over 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated.
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