healthcare-issues
Q&A: Pa. House Health Committee Chairperson Dan Frankel
The Allegheny County Democrat spoke ahead of the Greater Pittsburgh Healthcare Summit.
A year after Dobbs: Congress takes a back seat on federal abortion policy
Congress has not enacted federal legislation to either preserve reproductive rights or to restrict abortion.
Here’s why we need the Patient Safety Act | Capital-Star letters
By Eileen Kelly and Claudia Crane The Patient Safety Act, which would set a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio for all Pennsylvania Hospitals, could go a floor vote in the Pennsylvania House as early as this week. We urge its passage. Currently, there is no numeric staffing standard for nurses in Pennsylvania hospitals, thus no limit on the […]
May is National Nurses Month. In Pa. and beyond, they make a difference in your care | Opinion
The best way to celebrate nurses and underscore the important contributions they make to health is to support their careers.
Small, rural communities have become abortion access battlegrounds
Extreme variations in abortion policy from state to state are the new normal, and local challenges are 'what we’re in for,' a Temple University legal scholar said.
As New Jersey’s prison population grays, calls grow for ‘geriatric parole’
1 in 5 people behind bars in the Garden State's state prisons are older than 50. The cost of their care is soaring.
Pittsburgh unions file antitrust complaint against UPMC
PITTSBURGH — A coalition of labor unions has filed an antitrust complaint against UPMC, asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether the hospital system has used its “monopsony” power to suppress healthcare workers’ wages in the region, and limit their options to seek employment elsewhere. The complaint filed Thursday by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania […]
With this tech fix, we can improve the healthcare experience for all | Opinion
Chasing after unavailable yet necessary health information wastes precious time and resources, burns out providers, and frustrates patients.
Credit bureau CEOs face tough questions at Senate hearing; Democrats push to remove medical debt
'Medical debt does not correlate with credit risk – it correlates with illness,' U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said.
Pa. Reps. Wild, Meuser partner on bill aiding rural hospitals | Friday Morning Coffee
The proposal would boost reimbursements for rural teaching hospitals, helping them continue to train physicians.
Young people deserve better health care than what anti-abortion centers offer
Crisis pregnancy centers steer people away from abortion — at any cost.
What to do about the problem that is Medicare Advantage? | Ray E. Landis
Medicare Advantage plans are offerings by private insurers which replace standard Medicare coverage.