Healthcare
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One in 5 ACA enrollees in Pa. drops health coverage as costs spike
About 85,000 Pennsylvanians have dropped their Affordable Care Act coverage for 2026 in the face of soaring premium costs from the expiration of federal subsidies.
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It’s 2026 and you’re uninsured. Now what?
Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage and becoming uninsured. But there are still ways to find care.
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Two community hospitals in York County set to open this spring
Two new community hospitals in York County are expected to open in the spring, according to WellSpan’s advertisements.
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Report: Pa. hospitals face increasingly precarious financial future
Financial instability could force closures at more than a dozen Pennsylvania hospitals in the coming five years if state policymakers fail to act and the industry’s economic climate continues to deteriorate, according to a new report commissioned by system advocates.
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Mental health in the Pennsylvania Farm Show spotlight as feds abruptly terminate grant funding
Farmer suicide rates are significantly higher than the rates for the overall population.
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Pa. Pennie enrollment drops as Congress wrestles with health insurance subsidy vote
Thousands of Pennsylvanians have left the state’s only Affordable Care Act marketplace, Pennie, following sharp increases in monthly premiums due to expiring enhanced federal subsidies.
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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.
