As the pandemic wanes still further, “emergency” authorizations only become easier.
By Richard Koenig
Seth Higgins: Fetterman doesn’t get rural healthcare
Lt. Governor John Fetterman views Pennsylvania through a series of stereotypes.
By Seth Higgins
An anonymous perspective on Roe v. Wade, overturned
Before Dobbs and after, difficult situations make for impossible choices.
By Anonymous
Pro-unionization language dropped from Pennsylvania multi-billion dollar Medicaid contracts
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services cites concerns about “misinformation” and “confusion” in its decision.
By Anthony Hennen
Hospital association sues DHS over pro-union language in Medicaid contracts
Lawsuit argues that DHS doesn’t have the authority to include collective bargaining language in Medicaid contracts.
By Anthony Hennen
Dr. Meilin Young: Without action, another healthcare risk looms in PA
As our state emerges from the Covid-19 crisis, another public healthcare risk looms.
By Dr. Meilin Young
Gambescia + Morris: Faint concern for health risks with widespread use of cannabis
Few public health groups have anything to say about the risk of marijuana. One potential scenario: the country’s next public health crisis.
By Stephen F. Gambescia and Thomas Morris
Gina Diorio: Wolf admin plays dumb on Covid data — again
As the Wolf administration issues weekly press releases on Covid cases, our Department of Health isn’t tracking how many Covid hospitalizations are actually due to Covid.
By Gina Diorio
Richard Koenig: A New Year’s resolution: Get back to pre-Covid normal — soonest
All I want for the New Year is an end to the “new normal.”
By Richard Koenig
Yaël Ossowski: Reckoning with insurance for better patient choice in healthcare
A new Senate bill seeks to take the hassle of dealing with healthcare companies away from patients and into the hands of insurance companies. Although it falls short of the mark, this bill is a step in the right direction toward sensible healthcare reform in Pennsylvania.
By Yaël Ossowski