Health Care

Surgery Billing

Removing a splinter? Treating a wart? If a doctor does it, it can be billed as surgery

ChristianaCare to open small hospital in Delaware County, where health care access has shrunk

ChristianaCare Aston Hospital

Health Insurance

Penn Medicine, Independence Blue Cross reach agreement on new reimbursement rates

Penn Medicine IBX

Philly City Council supports the creation of a state health care advocate – here's what that office would do

Public Health care Advovate PA

Medical residents at four Philly hospitals join growing trend in effort to unionize

Philly Residents Union

Business leaders tout economic boon of 76ers' arena at hearing but don't commit to helping fund SEPTA

Arena hearings

Health Insurance

High deductible health insurance plans have become more popular; here's how to know if one is right for you

High Deductible health Plan

Bucks County workers go on 1-day strike, demanding health care protections

Bucks County strike

The U.S. spends more on health care than other rich countries, but its system performs much worse, report finds

U.S. health Care

Montgomery County to install free tampon and pad dispensers in public buildings

Free tampons

Three Philadelphia nurses recognized in this year's Celebrate Caring campaign

nurse winners ibx

People leaving prison face many hurdles. Temple is running a reentry simulation to help health care providers relate

Temple Reentry Simulation

Artificial intelligence in health care needs more regulation, WHO says

Health Care Artificial Intelligence WHO

Many people of color worry good health care is tied to their appearance

Health Care Patient Appearance

What does weight-inclusive health care mean?

Weight Inclusive Health Care

A researcher's prescription for better health care: A dose of humility for doctors, nurses and clinicians

Doctor Patient Humility

Why it's so tough to reduce unnecessary medical care

Unnecessary Medical Care

Health Insurance

At least 137,000 Pennsylvanians have lost Medicaid coverage since post-pandemic rules took effect

Pennsylvania Medicaid Cuts

Nearly 9 of 10 health care workers admit to picking their noses – and they're more likely to get COVID-19, study finds

Health Insurance

White House pushes insurers to improve mental health care access

All Pa. Medicaid recipients are due for renewal, but applications have been sparse

medicaid renewals pennsylvania

Health Insurance

At least 1.7 million Americans use health care sharing plans, despite lack of protections

Two new healthcare facilities are coming to Northeast Philly

health care center frankford

Toni Braxton says a doctor's visit saved her from a lupus-related heart attack

Toni Braxton Lupus

New Jersey to ensure trans people have access to gender-affirming care

Military families deserve our gratitude, they also deserve access to a full-range of health care services

veterans health care

Black women wait longer for uterine cancer tests and diagnoses, study finds

Racial Disparities Uterine Cancer

Lansdowne home health care agency must pay $2.3 million to workers deprived of adequate overtime wages

Affectionate Home Health Care Court Order

The biggest health trends of 2023 may include journaling and eating kelp

Health trends 2023

Amazon launches online health clinic for common conditions. Who will use it?

amazon clinic.png

Philadelphia City Council abortion legislation advances towards passage

Temple University Hospital employees agree to a new contract, avoiding potential strike

'Abortion absolutely is healthcare': U.S. House panel told as GOP pursues nationwide ban

Embedded bias: How medical records sow discrimination

Medical bias

Chestnut Hill Hospital to be sold to Temple Health, Redeemer and PCOM

Chestnut Hill Hospital Temple

To boost protection of abortion access, New Jersey gets assistance from U.S. Attorney's Office

New Jersey establishes 'strike force' to protect abortion access for residents, out-of-state travelers

New Jersey lawmakers move to protect patients from states that criminalize abortion

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