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The Biden administration announced a new proposal today to expand coverage of anti-obesity medications for millions of Americans on Medicare and Medicaid.

Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals support more than three million Pennsylvanians across the commonwealth—and their impact goes far beyond patient care.

For the third time, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has extended the COVID-19 flexibilities that have allowed clinicians to virtually prescribe certain medications through 2025.

CMS finalized two payment rules for 2025 late Friday—the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and the Physician Fee Schedule—that contained several notable changes for hospitals and health care policy.

Pennsylvania is the epicenter of closely contested presidential and congressional elections and there’s plenty on the line at the state level, as well. Those interested in voting by mail should submit an application online or in-person today.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) this week launched a new effort to help mitigate targeted violence in health care settings.

The federal government seeks to advance transparency around hospital and health care pricing by requiring hospitals to post charges online, starting January 1, 2019.

Most everyone needs and uses health care at some point in our lives. We who work in health care are doubly invested: for ourselves and our loved ones when we are sick or injured, and for the patients and communities we serve.

Pennsylvanians, like all Americans, are concerned about how much they pay for prescription drugs.

Health care is undergoing a major transformation as we move from a volume-based model of care to a value-based model. The Triple Aim focus of improved patient experience, population health, and reduced health care costs is appropriate. But not every hospital can get to the destination at the same pace or even in the same way. The challenge is greatest for small, rural providers.