Healthcare
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As GLP-1 costs rise, some Pa. school districts rethink coverage
Amid climbing costs, some districts that initially embraced coverage of weight-loss drugs are now looking to backtrack, alarmed by a rapid takeoff in pharmaceutical spending.
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Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak worsens with more than 1,000 confirmed cases
As Pennsylvania’s worst-in-the-nation measles outbreak continues to grow, a new report from the Philadelphia Inquirer contradicts claims from the Lancaster County coroner that the state health department never attempted to consult him regarding two measles-related deaths in August.
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Done being silent: Pa. legislators push package to close gaps in menopause treatments
Women can live one-third of their lives post-menopause, with most starting the process in their 50s.
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Pennie rates to rise by double digits again in 2027
Premiums for Pennie customers will shoot up by about 16% on average in 2027, but it could have been worse, according to state regulators who say they denied $95 million in unjustified increases requested by insurance carriers.
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UPMC agrees to end gender-affirming care in settlement with Justice Department
The settlement resolves an investigation of potential violations of federal law, the DOJ said.
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Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump’s White House
Kennedy boasted about the administration’s moves to downsize the childhood vaccination schedule and reshape a key vaccine advisory board — steps that have since been halted by a judge.
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Trump says $500 will go to ACA recipients in 30 states, but not in Pa.
The funds announced by Trump are only flowing into states that use the federal insurance marketplace for their ACA programs. Pennsylvania runs its own marketplace.
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Pennsylvania officials report state’s 3rd death involving measles
The 40-year-old woman died Saturday, Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong said in a Facebook post in which he called the death “measles-related.”
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Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing Pennsylvania measles outbreak
Lancaster County’s coroner said he told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the virus itself caused one of the deaths, though the CDC has not said whether they will count either death as measles-associated.
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Why advanced newborn care is harder to find in rural Pennsylvania
Just one in five rural hospitals in Pennsylvania provides intensive care for newborns, a far lower share than urban health centers in the commonwealth.
