Healthcare
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House takes step toward extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, overpowering GOP leadership
Overpowering Speaker Mike Johnson, a bipartisan coalition in the House voted Wednesday to push forward a measure that would revive an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowered health insurance costs for roughly 22 million people, but that had expired last month.
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Mental health crisis center with inpatient care dedicated in Honesdale
A dedication ceremony was held for the new mental health urgent care facility at 100 Park St., Honesdale, the first of its kind in Wayne County. The walk-in clinic, with short-term inpatient availability, is operated by the Center for Community Resources (CCR), which has had a walk-in/call-in site on Main Street since 2021.
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UPenn doctor’s orders: ‘Belly laugh at least two to five days a week’
A good laugh is also good for your heart, immune system and many other health benefits, said Dr. Michael Miller, a cardiologist and medical professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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3 Pennsylvania Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
The stunning move came the same day that House Republican leaders pushed to passage a health care bill that does not address the soaring monthly premiums that millions of people will soon endure. Those premium hikes will occur because the tax credits for those who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act expire at year’s end.
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Pittsburgh ministry among small US groups chipping away at historic levels of social isolation
A Pittsburgh ministry pursuing “trauma-informed community development” is one of many small groups across the US working to restore community connections amid an epidemic of loneliness and isolation.
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As Congress debates ACA subsidies, Pennsylvania extends Pennie enrollment deadline
Pennsylvanians now have until Dec. 31 to enroll in the commonwealth’s health insurance marketplace.
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See how much Pennie premiums could go up by county in 2026
Federal tax credits that lowered the cost of Pennie insurance are due to expire at year’s end. The state estimates that enrollees will see their premium payments roughly double next year unless Congress acts to extend the subsidies.
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Home care workers in Pa. and other states are losing minimum wage protections — and fighting back
Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals.
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Congressional health insurance tug-o-war puts Pennsylvanians in a lurch
Premiums for state marketplace plans are expected to double in the coming year.
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New pediatrics pod in UPMC Hanover helps keep care close to home
A newly renovated three-bed inpatient ‘Pediatrics Pod’ at UPMC Hanover Hospital will help the community’s youngest patients closer to home, officials said during a ribbon cutting.
