The “snitch lines” in Pennsylvania are becoming more popular as the pandemic continues. They are not unique to the Commonwealth.
By Todd Shepherd
George Hofmann: Here are the hidden costs of not reopening the economy
Covid-19 is not the only public health crisis we currently face — and it’s best not to ignore the side effects of staying shut.
By George Hofmann
Christen Smith: Pennsylvania nursing homes plead for liability protection
Providers said the readmission policy and Levine’s prior comments that one-time universal testing would provide little useful information has left them vulnerable to even more litigation.
By Christen Smith
Colton Grace and Dan Bartkowiak: Marijuana won’t solve coronavirus budget woes – but will put health and safety at risk
While the legalization of recreational marijuana would only be a “drop in the bucket” in Pennsylvania’s budget deficit, it would increase costs on the government in many other areas, because of the wave of negative effects for its citizens’ health and well being.
By Colton Grace and Dan Bartkowiak
Philip Wegmann: House GOP — Dems’ Covid policy for nursing homes was deadly
The National GOP thinks the Democrats’ decision to force nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients is a vulnerability.
By Philip Wegmann
The Editors: Dr. Rachel Levine should resign as PA Health Secretary
Dr. Rachel Levine pursued a ruinous policy of forcing PA nursing homes to reabsorb Covid-positive patients — and then quietly moved her 95 year-old mother to a fancy hotel. This Editorial Board calls for her resignation as PA Health Secretary.
Carl A. Marrara: You’ve got a friend in Taiwan — PA thanks the Republic of China for PPE donation
There’s much we can learn from our friends in Taiwan as they ramped up their manufacturing to produce more than 13 million medical masks a day.
By Carl A. Marrara
Dr. Brice Arndt: Stop pumping patients with opioids; support the NOPAIN Act
One way to mitigate the opioid crisis is to allow for and encourage non-opioid treatments. A new bill could do just that. By Dr. Bruce Arndt.