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‘Game-changer’ cancer screening bill passes House and Senate, awaits final passage from Shapiro

BY: - April 26, 2023

Senate Bill 8, which was introduced by Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, after her own breast cancer diagnosis in May 2021, will require insurers to cover all costs associated with genetic counseling and genetic testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation for people with a family history of — or who are at high risk for — being diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer.

Iowa officials race to stop Pa. company from jacking up insurance premiums on elderly residents

BY: - February 25, 2022

Outgoing Pa. insurance commissioner Jessica Altman, who craft the rate hike, left her state job on Friday.

Associate Editor’s picks: 5 health care stories to know from 2019

BY: - December 31, 2019

From marijuana town halls to abortion bans, here are my picks for the top 5 healthcare stories to know from 2019.