healthcare-access

Pa. Attorney Gen. Henry leads call for Biden to further increase access to contraception 

BY: - April 10, 2023

'It is more vital than ever that people everywhere have access to this preventative health care,' state Attorney General Michelle Henry said.

Millions of people are expected to lose their Medicaid eligibility in the coming months as states return the programs to pre-COVID status. The loss of that revenue is expected to hurt struggling rural hospitals. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Big Squeeze: More enrollees and smaller networks plague some ACA plans

BY: - April 10, 2023

Take what happened to a Pennsylvania policyholder, who in January fell and broke her arm and a bone near her eye.

Biden administration appeals judge’s ruling ordering abortion pill off U.S. market

BY: - April 8, 2023

The appeals process would first take the case to the conservative-leaning 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

Pa. Reps. Wild, Meuser partner on bill aiding rural hospitals | Friday Morning Coffee

BY: - April 7, 2023

The proposal would boost reimbursements for rural teaching hospitals, helping them continue to train physicians.

Pa. long-term care facilities to share in $14.2M to ease staffing crunch | Wednesday Morning Coffee

BY: - March 29, 2023

The money from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention comes at a pivotal time for the industry.

COMMENTARY

It’s past time for Pa. policymakers to ease the strain of medical debt | Opinion

BY: - March 28, 2023

Medical debt doesn’t just hurt Pennsylvania families financially; it can have serious consequences for their future health.

Health providers scramble to keep remaining staff amid Medicaid rate debate

BY: - March 26, 2023

Providers across the United States say they haven’t seen significant reimbursement increases in more than a decade.

COMMENTARY

Despite attempts to kill it, the Affordable Care Act turns 13 this year | Opinion

BY: - March 24, 2023

Former President Barack Obama’s landmark initiative was signed into law on March 23, 2010.

COMMENTARY
Millions of people are expected to lose their Medicaid eligibility in the coming months as states return the programs to pre-COVID status. The loss of that revenue is expected to hurt struggling rural hospitals. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Pa. is ready to help with Medicaid changes. We need your help too | Opinion

BY: - February 28, 2023

We remain steadfast in our goal to protect the health and wellbeing of Pennsylvanians by keeping them covered.

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe last summer, pregnant patients and their providers are fearful of breaking the law as they navigate health care crises and the changing legal landscape surrounding abortion bans, according to initial findings of the Care Post Roe study. (Getty Images)

Doctors recount ‘heart-wrenching’ stories in new study on medical care post-Roe

BY: - February 24, 2023

Not only are providers scared of flouting new laws, but some patients are terrified just to be pregnant in states with abortion bans and are traveling long distances when problems arise.

Pa. Rep. Lee, HHS Secretary Becerra talk senior health care at Pittsburgh roundtable

BY: - February 15, 2023

'You’re one of the quiet heroes in America,' Becerra told a woman who's her mother's main caregiver.

The FDA approved mifepristone under the brand-name Mifeprex in 2000, and an abortion-drug regimen that has seen few deaths and a low rate of adverse events in more than two decades of use.  (Peter Dazeley/GettyImages)

Suspect science and claims at center of abortion-pill lawsuit

BY: - February 13, 2023

In addition to relying on flawed research manufactured by the anti-abortion movement, the plaintiffs mix religion with their science.