Affordability
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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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How to get new senior deduction for the 2026 tax season. It’s $6,000
A new deduction for the 2026 tax season is available that could mean no taxes on Social Security for seniors 65 and older.
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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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Bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers looks to incentivize ‘pro-housing’ communities
A key area of reform would be pushing local governments to adopt “pro-housing” stances.
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Meal kit delivery and pickup in Pittsburgh: 8 local (and healthy!) options
These Pittsburgh-area meal kits are tasty, healthy, and convenient.
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9 grocery items you can make yourself to save money
It doesn’t look like grocery prices are coming down anytime soon. So if you really want to save money at the store, you have to be willing to put a little elbow grease, and a little ingenuity, on your grocery list
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Second Harvest opens ‘unbelievable’ free grocery store in UPMC center
A new, roughly 400-square-foot marketplace that has been in the works for nearly two years, has opened, tucked into the UPMC Health Plan Neighborhood Center at 803 East Ave. Right now, it allows 30 families a week to shop in the space, stocked with fresh food, dry goods and household staples.
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Trump ran on lowering food costs. A year later, is Pa. feeling relief?
Affordability was top-of-mind for voters in the 2024 presidential election, with more than 95% of respondents in one survey reporting that the rising cost of gas and food helped shape their ballot decisions. Trump hammered on grocery bills throughout his campaign against then-Vice President Kamala Harris, bemoaning the expense of everyday staples like eggs and…
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Pa. lawmaker pitches ‘Golden Girls’ bill to reverse aged housing laws
state Rep. Tarik Khan is proposing a bill that would prevent “arbitrary limits on unrelated roommates, except where true health and safety standards apply.”
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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.
