Many of the Keystone State’s nursing home operators are saying that chronic Medicaid underfunding and workforce shortages have weakened them and forced them to reduce the number of residents they serve, according to a new survey.
A home health aide for a client with physical disabilities in Erie County earns an average of just over $13 an hour, while a home health nurse earns $25 to $30 an hour — less than what those nurses can earn elsewhere.
Federal rules compelling hospitals to disclose their prices can empower Pennsylvania patients to save thousands of dollars when getting medical procedures, according to a new study by health advocates in the commonwealth.
Rebekah Zerby, a caregiver with Visiting Angels and an East Stroudsburg native, has been named one of 10 semifinalists nationwide for the organization’s seventh annual National Caregiver of the Year Award.
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law 16 years ago, giving millions of Americans access to affordable health insurance for the first time. But Republican opposition has made obtaining coverage through the exchange prohibitively expensive for millions, due to expiring federal subsidies.
Some states — like Pa. — have created formal alliances to share health information.
There is a new surgery, approved by the Food & Drug Administration in 2024, that's called lumbar facet joint replacement and it involves replacing the small joints in the back of the spine that allow you to bend and twist.
Pennsylvania doesn't require skilled nursing home administrators to share emergency response plans with first responders, though its a requirement for other long-term care communities.
Their plan would sideline middlemen in the pharmaceutical supply chain known as pharmacy benefit managers — or PBMs.
So as medical professionals across the nation report a worrying uptick in violence on the job, a growing number of the commonwealth's hospitals are branching into law enforcement.
