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Pennsylvanians will have a little extra time if they need to pick a health insurance plan via the state’s health insurance marketplace, Pennie.

This weekend, federal leaders said they had reached an agreement on an overall spending level of $1.66 trillion for 2024 as they look to prevent a government shutdown later this month.

The New Year has brought in key changes for mental health coverage for older Americans.

The Government Accountability Office is calling on federal agencies to update their agreement to better protect heart monitors and other medical devices from cyberattacks.

Pandemic-era policies that expanded access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) led to a drop in food insecurity, but those gains have started to recede.

Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations and a rapid increase in flu cases have public health leaders urging precautions coming out of the holiday season.

As we sign off on 2023, it’s time to take a look at some of the biggest stories that made headlines during another busy year for Pennsylvania’s hospital community.

The U.S. is among the global leaders in health care but has fallen behind its peers when it comes to life expectancy and other key measures.

Pennsylvania had a setback during the last year of the pandemic, as the number of children with health insurance declined ahead of the unwinding of Medicaid’s continuous coverage provision.

The public health response to the pandemic dramatically changed health care, with more Americans accessing coverage and dramatic shifts in when people went to the hospital.