Local News, News, PA State News
May 13, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC) shared the critical importance of Pennsylvania’s Community Health Center...
Local News, News
May 09, 2025
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...
Opinion, Сolumns
May 08, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The impact of political landslides and the resulting mandates wear off, even when they are substantial. It will certainly happen wh...
Local News, News, PA State News
May 08, 2025
HERSHEY — Emergency services are in demand in Pennsylvania, yet the people who provide them are struggling to keep their organizations afloat while th...
Opinion, Сolumns
May 07, 2025
Debates over entitlement programs bring out the worst in elected officials, who are typically more concerned with political survival than addressing d...
Opinion, Сolumns
May 02, 2025
President Donald Trump is spending taxpayer money 10% faster than Joe Biden was at this time last year, according to daily financial statements releas...
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Apr 25, 2025
During the current Trump Administration, changes have been proposed or already put in place for many forms of health insurance, including Medicare, Me...
Local News, News, PA State News
Apr 23, 2025
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...
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 14, 2025
We live in a country where majority rules — from local governments to the very peak of federal power. Those who get the most votes win. In that same v...
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Apr 07, 2025
States increasingly struggling to cover the rising cost of popular GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound are searching for ways to get out fro...
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 07, 2025
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...
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 03, 2025
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...
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 01, 2025
When COVID-19 first tore through our nursing homes five years ago, I’ll never forget seeing the photo Shanrika Nelson, a certified nursing assistant a...
Nation & World, News, PA State News
Mar 17, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS)—Pennsylvania last year outpaced all other states in the number of people it charged with Medicaid fraud and ranked third overall in c...
News, PA State News
Mar 06, 2025
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will need to spend $2 billion over the next five years to cover its expanded Medicaid program. And while lawmakers are worri...
Local News, News, PA State News
Mar 05, 2025
HARRISBURG — In over five hours of questioning, House lawmakers drilled down on a vast array of issues under the purview of Pennsylvania's largest - a...
News, PA State News
Mar 04, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — After adding more than $1 billion to its anticipated Medicaid costs this year specifically for Ozempic and similar weight-loss drug...
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 04, 2025
Democrats believe they’ve found a potent issue in GOP Medicaid reform. They are hammering at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of not aggressively o...
Local News, News, PA State News
Feb 28, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Department of Aging has received flat funding for the past six years. Before the House Appropriations Committee, Secretary Jason Kavu...
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 21, 2025
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 ...
Local Sports
June 14, 2025
BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
Local Sports, Sports
June 14, 2025
(TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
Local Sports
June 14, 2025
The annual Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge (A-100) was held last weekend. It is an event where hikers can choose to hike 100, 75, 50 or 25 miles along...
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
June 14, 2025
Summer is one of my favorite times of year. I love fishing and coaching baseball. However, what I love to do most in the summertime is setting up trai...
Lifestyles
June 14, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I am a mother of six and a grandma to four. We are a close family and enjoy each other's company. My mom is nearly 80. For reasons I could ...
Lifestyles, Local News
June 14, 2025
Father’s Day is a special time to recognize and celebrate the dads, grandfathers, brothers, uncles, and all the men who play vital roles in our famili...
