health policy

The looming possibility of federal cuts to Medicaid would hit rural areas in the region particularly hard, according to a study by the Georgetown Univ...

An estimated 3 million New Yorkers on Medicaid or the state-run Essential Plan don’t have incomes low enough to be using the programs, according to a ...

McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reported the McKean County Detective Bureau received credible information that an extreme...

Medicare Advantage was supposed to save taxpayers money when it was created in 2003. Instead, it costs the government 22% more per enrollee than tradi...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — UPMC in its most recent financial disclosure blamed a $371 million operating loss on increased medical utilization and rising pharm...

HARRISBURG — For Pennsylvanians, there are a few days left to complete the Maternal Health Strategic Plan Survey, part of the Shapiro administration’s...

Oct. 15 marked the start of Medicare’s annual open enrollment period. Seniors can choose to stay on their current plan or switch to a new one. But thi...

PITTSBURGH — Adagio Health announced the launch of its new “Closing the Gap: Health Equity for Women Veterans in Rural PA” project, an initiative desi...

WASHINGTON — Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period began Tuesday and runs through Dec. 7. This window offers Medicare beneficiaries the chance to review...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — It’s a simple thing, but often overlooked: Medicare Advantage plans are government Medicare benefits provided through for-profit in...

DuBOIS — From football games to festivals, the fall is filled with many fun activities that put people close together. It’s important to remember that...

HARRISBURG — The Department of Health is currently accepting grant applications to continue improving and building the Emergency Medical Services (EMS...

More than 6 million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and each day nearly 3,000 patients may progress from mild to moderate dementia due to the...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is one of only 145 universities and colleges around the world to be honored by Exercise is Medicine® for its ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson announced the Dickinson Center Building Project in St. Marys as the recipient of a $750,000 grant from the Appal...

HARRISBURG — Among a flurry of bills signed into law recently, Pennsylvania has taken a step in reducing the barriers created by non-compete agreement...

PITTSBURGH — About a year and a half ago, my pharmacist approached me as I was picking up prescriptions at Spartan Pharmacy to ask me if I knew what a...

HARRISBURG — Insurance coverage for telemedicine will soon be the rule, not the exception, in Pennsylvania. A bill headed to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY (TNS) — A tiny Jefferson County hospital will be the first clinical practice site for a new medical school that’s taking shape at Indiana...

(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...