Healthcare
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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.
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Health experts, lawmakers push for Pa. kratom regulation; proponents warn they’ll fight a ban
The substance has become a growing source of concern for addiction specialists, ER doctors, and public health professionals.
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Phishing scam is targeting ‘MyChart’ patient portal users
Scammers are impersonating MyChart by sending emails or text messages that offer patients a chance to claim a reward in the form of a “MyChart Medicare Kit.”
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Republicans allowed healthcare tax credits to expire. Then 190,000 Pa. residents dropped their coverage
Without ACA tax credits, Pennie customers drop their healthcare coverage after premiums increased by an average of 102%.
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Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials
Independent experts say the conflict is a symptom of a social and political debate over how to frame a national surge in measles cases, the worst seen in more than three decades.
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‘We can’t wait any longer’: Latest Pa. budget lacks home health nurse funding increase
Advocates said skilled nursing allows someone to participate in their communities, enabling children to go to school or adults to keep a job.
