“These are the days of miracle and wonder” — Paul Simon Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and National Institutes of Health […]
Stephen F. Gambescia: Health panels, policies, and politics
Early last month, the American Medical Association announced a collaboration with the Vaccine Integrity Project to create an “evidence-based review […]
Candidate Marty Young pitches healthcare fix
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 […]
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 […]