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An average of 37 children die each year from Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke (PVH) in the U.S., according to a recent study from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Though many of those deaths may have been preventable, there is no simple solution.

Routine vaccination rates for kindergarteners are declining in Pennsylvania and across the nation, according to a recent issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Pennsylvania is developing its application to participate in a new federal fund created to stabilize access to care in rural areas as hospitals and communities brace for sweeping Medicaid cuts.

Patients on Medicare who are treated at hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) are likely to be more complicated to treat than those seen at independent physician offices (IPO), according to a new study by the American Hospital Association (AHA).