health policy

UNIONTOWN — Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh recently toured the newly opened WVU Medicine Children’s Birthing Center at U...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC) shared the critical importance of Pennsylvania’s Community Health Center...

DEAR RUSTY: Does everyone need to sign up for Medicare Part A, even if you are ex-military? Or only on Medicaid, regardless of whether you are eligibl...

Moms and healthcare providers are coming together to discuss strategies to improve local quality of care for mothers in recovery and their newborns. T...

ASK RUSTY: I am writing to ask for your advice on when I should sign up or enroll in a Medicare Plan. I have submitted an early retirement application...

During the current Trump Administration, changes have been proposed or already put in place for many forms of health insurance, including Medicare, Me...

HARRISBURG — Expanded tax credits that make health insurance cheaper for 24.3 million Americans face expiration at the end of 2025, leaving many in th...

YORK — To fight prescription drug misuse, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day creates convenient ways to dispose of medication that could otherwi...

HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp, R-Warren, chair of the House Health Committee, announced the committee has unanimously approved a bill that would exp...

States and the federal government spent $4.3 billion on Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of patients who were already insured in other states, accor...

As the old saying goes, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” and in my decades of experience in healthcare that absolutely rings true. T...

As we approach the 2025 Penn State Board of Trustees election, we must recognize and urgently prioritize the need for stronger representation from hea...

DEAR RUSTY: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185/month I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — After adding more than $1 billion to its anticipated Medicaid costs this year specifically for Ozempic and similar weight-loss drug...

A measles outbreak inWest TexasandNew Mexicohas killed a child and sickened more than 130 people, and public health experts fear it’s only the beginni...

HARRISBURG — The Department of Aging has received flat funding for the past six years. Before the House Appropriations Committee, Secretary Jason Kavu...

Taxpayers spent $74.5 million to help develop the prostate cancer-fighting drug Xtandi, but its sky-high sticker price is limiting access to patients ...

HARRISBURG — "We all just need a little break. It’s been a tough hearing,” said Department of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen toward the end of her t...

The Bradford Hospital Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bradford Regional Medical Center, hosted its first local in-person event since the COVID pa...

Starstruck adulation is the last response you would expect rational, compassionate people to give to the acts of a cold-blooded killer. But such is th...