Although former President Obama tried to fix U.S. healthcare, many people believe it’s still a mess. And the costs for […]
Marion Mass: Demand change to reverse upward pressure on American health care costs
On January 22, 2026, two congressional committees — Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means — grilled the CEOs of America’s largest health insurance […]
Beverly Plosa-Bowser: I like surprises, but not when it comes to my health
The thing about brain aneurysms is you can’t see them coming. After years in the U.S. Air Force, I didn’t […]
Marion Mass: Diet’s role in avoiding entanglement with our sick-care system
In 1981, my father had a massive heart attack. He was 50. His cardiologist advised him to (1) replace butter […]
Emily Greene Brey: Pennsylvanians want affordable health care, not more Obamacare
Last month, four Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives broke away from their party to support Democrats’ number one […]
Arianna Hairston: Philly’s outpatient boom calls for better support networks
Imagine a young lawyer in Center City, fresh from knee surgery at Penn Medicine, returning home alone. They don’t have […]
Seth Higgins: House Bill 1460 is the wrong answer to hospital closures
Few events rock a community like a hospital closure. When this happens, residents quickly turn to their elected representatives to […]
Jennifer Garzia: Congress Created 340B to Help the Poor. Now It’s Enriching Hospitals.
I thought I knew what to expect after my third C-section: sleepless nights, endless diapers, and hefty medical bills. I […]
Jeff Hurvitz: Kennedy should follow the science on vaccines
Many members of the Baby Boomer generation remember a medical process in schools that fortunately was rarely challenged. It involved […]
Rep. Joe Kerwin: We need to reform pharmacy benefit managers
Rising inflation and increasing costs have left the average American feeling the financial pinch. Everywhere you turn these days, the […]