January 17, 2025 The Next Batch of Medicare Drugs Up for Price Negotiation CMS released Friday the next round of Medicare Part D drugs that will be up for price negotiation, including the high-profile diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.
January 16, 2025 HAP Report Outlines Plan of Action to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes Across Pennsylvania The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today released an action plan to improve maternal health outcomes, increase access to care, and eliminate disparities.
January 15, 2025 Pa. Hospitals Manage ‘Quad-Demic’ This winter, Pennsylvania’s hospitals are seeing an influx of patients with respiratory symptoms, while also continuing to treat many critically ill and injured patients in their emergency departments.
January 14, 2025 How Food Label Packages Could be Changing The FDA today announced a potential change to food labeling that would require “at-a-glance” nutrition information on the front of most packaged foods.
January 13, 2025 A New Record for Medical School Enrollments There are more students enrolled in medical school than ever before, according to new data this month from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
January 10, 2025 Latest on U.S. Hospital Finances Hospitals continued to navigate challenging financial conditions as they approached the end of 2024.
January 09, 2025 What’s Next for ACA Coverage? Pennsylvania consumers have just one week to select health insurance through Pennie for 2025.
January 08, 2025 A New State Process Helps Overturn Denied Health Care Claims The Shapiro administration today announced 259 Pennsylvanians had successfully overturned denied health claims through a new review process from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID).
January 07, 2025 5 Things to Know: First Bird Flu Death in U.S. The CDC this week announced the first person hospitalized in the U.S. with a severe case of the H5N1 bird flu had passed away.
January 06, 2025 Norovirus on the Rise This winter, cases of the highly contagious norovirus are surging beyond levels seen in previous years.