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The Editors: 5 questions for Dr. Rachel Levine

March 2, 2021October 22, 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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Ben Mannes: The great Covid shakedown

January 26, 2021February 22, 2022
A. Benjamin Mannes
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Did the city’s overreaching Covid response kill the Philly restaurant scene?
By Ben 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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Report — Delco nursing home has highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the nation

December 16, 2020April 19, 2021
Todd Shepherd

As nursing homes brace for a formidable winter, new data indicates that PA residents of such long-term care facilities have often fared the worst amidst the pandemic.
By Todd Shepherd

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George Hofmann: Making sense of the fight over face masks

December 7, 2020April 19, 2021
George Hofmann
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Mask-wearing supports, not contradicts, the principles of individual liberty as we all should feel obligated to do our part in curbing this escalating pandemic.
By George Hofmann

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George Hofmann: Holiday shutdown restrictions are an assault on American values — and our mental health is the collateral damage

November 23, 2020April 19, 2021
George Hofmann

The latest wave of lockdowns in PA, aimed primarily at Thanksgiving and the holiday season, will only further isolate those feeling the most isolated and deteriorate residents’ mental health.
By George Hofmann

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George Hofmann: Walter Wallace Jr.’s death exposes the forgotten conversation on policing and mental health, not race

October 28, 2020April 19, 2021
George Hofmann
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A writer living with bipolar disorder argues that the tragic news of Mr. Wallace’s death should spur the government to reform the ways in which we deal with mental health crises.
By George Hofmann

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