Health Policy
Number of Pennsylvanians Going Hungry Rises Sharply
The number of Pennsylvanians going hungry has drastically risen in recent years, according to a new report Tuesday from the Central Pennsylvania...
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'Free' Health Care is Anything But
P.J. O’Rourke once famously wrote, “If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.” Pennsylvania House Democrats want to test that theory.
Pennsylvania House Rep. Greg Scott introduced House Bill (HB) 2763, which would establish a state-run, single-payer health-care system in the commonwealth. He calls this “Medicare for All,” but what it really means is a fiscal and healthcare disaster for all Pennsylvanians. The bill is now under consideration in the House Insurance Committee.
Black Lung Still a Threat in PA, But Efforts to Address It Are Delayed
Each day at New River Health in Oak Hill, Lisa Emery finds disheartening signs of what she describes as a slow-motion repeat of the Hawks Nest...
3d agoRead it on PCSHealth Officials Warn of Measles Exposure at PHL Airport
A person with measles traveled through PHL Airport this week, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced on Saturday.
4d agoRead it on NBC10PA Asks CDC for Emergency Help as Measles Outbreak Spreads
Pennsylvania is seeking emergency assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a major measles outbreak spreads...
1w agoRead it on GuardianMcCormick Backs MMR Vaccine as Measles Deaths Rise
"Measles is preventable. The MMR vaccine has been used safely and effectively for decades and helped eliminate measles from the United States...
1w agoRead it on AxiosPA Reports Fourth Measles-Related Death, Most in U.S. in Decades
Pennsylvania has reported a fourth death related to measles, the latest in a growing outbreak that has also sparked ongoing political clashes.
1w agoRead it on CNNMcCormick, Fetterman Press White House on Health Funding Cuts
Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman are pushing the federal government to explain recent cuts to healthcare research funding in Pennsylvania.
1w agoRead it on McallPenn Trial Tests Ultrafast Form of Radiation
Penn Medicine researchers are testing whether an ultrafast form of radiation therapy can treat cancers in the head and neck with fewer side...
1w agoRead it on Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA Third Pennsylvanian Has Died From Measles Complications
As the measles outbreak continues to spread across Pennsylvania, a 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died on Saturday from complications of the...
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Platner Says He Won't Be an 'a–hole' Like Fetterman in Senate
By Tara Suter, The HillBlame Pennsylvania for the Gerrymander Mania
By Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
What Chris Rabb's Win in Philly Means for Fetterman
By Sam Janesch, InquirerVoters Signal They're Done With MAGA Chaos
By Mark S. Singel, PennLive
Republicans: Pre-Canvassing Bill 'Lets Dead People Vote'
By J. Kramer, Center Square
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