Healthcare
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Some Pa. nursing homes are closing beds, declining admissions: Report
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.
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Erie County man thrives today — but Pa.’s home care system may fail him
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.
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Study highlights how Pennsylvania hospital price confusion can cost patients
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.
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East Stroudsburg caregiver a semifinalist for nationwide award
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.
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‘I would be dead without it’: What the ACA still means 16 years later
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.
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Pennsylvania among 29 states and DC that now reject federal vaccine guidance
Some states — like Pa. — have created formal alliances to share health information.
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Erie hospital offers new surgery for chronic lower back pain
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.
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Not all PA nursing homes share emergency plans. Did Bristol Rehab?
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.
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Pa. pharmacists call on the state to take a bigger role in how they’re paid for Medicaid patients
Their plan would sideline middlemen in the pharmaceutical supply chain known as pharmacy benefit managers — or PBMs.
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More Pa. hospitals are creating private police forces to curb violence
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.
