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Zach Shamberg: Learning from the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic

April 2, 2021April 1, 2021
Zach Shamberg

Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities throughout Pennsylvania bore the brunt of the Covid-19. The struggles of the last year, especially bungled government policy, have provided some lessons to learn.
By Zach Shamberg

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Beth Ann Rosica: QR codes for students? CHOP’s plan for testing your child

March 29, 2021March 31, 2021
Beth Ann Rosica
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Policy Lab is shopping a mass testing project to local counties and school boards. Will parents even have a say in whether their children are tested? And what happens to their personal information?
By Beth Ann Rosica, Ph.D.

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Gina Diorio: The COVID-19 data that never existed

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021
Gina Diorio
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In response to a Right-to-Know request, the Pa. Department of Health (DOH) revealed that Gov. Wolf’s travel restrictions were unsupported by any data.

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Southeast PA Dems ramp up criticisms of Wolf’s vaccine rollout

March 11, 2021March 13, 2021
Todd Shepherd

“This is the first time that I can recall our entire delegation — that means federal, state, local, Democrat and Republican — coming together all on one issue — the first time. Which should suggest to those listening: there’s a problem. And the problem is now a crisis.”
By Todd Shepherd

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The Editors: 5 questions for Dr. Rachel Levine

March 2, 2021March 10, 2021
The Editors

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on former PA Health Secretary Rachel Levine’s nomination to U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health. Before Levine is promoted, The Editors at Broad + Liberty have five questions on her record in Pennsylvania that deserve to be answered.
By The Editors

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Mark Galvin: One enraging reason why health care costs are killing us

February 28, 2021March 1, 2021
Mark Galvin
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The nation’s 6,000 or so hospitals must reveal the confidential prices they have been charging because of the new Hospital Price Transparency Rule.

By Mark Galvin

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“We are failing” — frustrated Dem lawmakers propose forcing DOH to change vaccine policies

February 21, 2021March 8, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Democratic lawmakers frustrated with Pennsylvania’s Covid vaccine distribution have proposed legislation to change the process, indicating a dispute with the Wolf administration.
By Todd Shepherd

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A. Benjamin Mannes: The great Covid shakedown

January 26, 2021February 16, 2021
A. Benjamin Mannes
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Did the city’s overreaching Covid response kill the Philly restaurant scene?
By A. Benjamin Mannes

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Docs reveal Montco’s fear over state’s failed Covid performance

January 19, 2021March 8, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Newly revealed emails and documents show that local public health leaders consistently implored Dr. Levine to bolster support for nursing homes amid Covid’s decimation of the elderly.
By Todd Shepherd

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Guy Ciarrocchi: Haphazard Covid vaccine distribution reveals enormous national trust deficit

January 15, 2021February 26, 2021
Guy Ciarrocchi

The long-term damage from Covid may not only be scores of deaths and economic and psychological turmoil. The Covid era may also be a breaking point for our nation’s ability to trust.
By Guy Ciarrocchi

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