Health News
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Help With Medical Bills Difficult to Access Despite Hospital Charity Rules, Study Finds
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Hospitals and health systems largely decide how their charity care programs work and who qualifies, which can limit access to this help. A researcher says there’s no “rhyme or reason” to the policies.
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CVIM Launches Dental Campaign
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Centre Volunteers in Medicine has launched its annual campaign to expand and enhance dental programs for uninsured individuals who live or work in Centre County. “Oral health is a critical […]
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Debt From Childbirth, Other Medical Care Would Be Relieved Under New Bill
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Some new Pennsylvania parents pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for pregnancy and childbirth care. When they can’t afford these costs, the resulting debt affects their finances and health.
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Geisinger Bellefonte to Open Urgent Care Clinic
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Geisinger’s new Bellefonte facility is ready to add walk-in care to its services. The ConvenientCare walk-in clinic at Geisinger Bellefonte, 226 Buckaroo Lane, will open on Monday, March 10. The […]
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Nursing Parents Would Gain Right to Pump in Public Under Proposal to Expand Breastfeeding Law
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A caucus in the Pennsylvania House focused on maternal health has introduced bills that would protect the right to public pumping and mandate a state agency study access to care.
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Chickenpox Outbreak Reported on Penn State Campus
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Penn State has reported a chickenpox outbreak on the University Park campus, with three recent cases of the viral illness confirmed by University Health Services. Students and staff who were […]
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The Children Left Behind by Free Lunch Programs, and the Proposed $250M Solution
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Hunger affects students’ grades and health, but thousands of Pennsylvania kids fall just outside the income threshold for even reduced lunch. Advocates say free lunch for all is the solution.
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‘A Home for Hope.’ THON Weekend Underway at Bryce Jordan Center
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Suzanne Graney knows as well as anyone the impact Penn State’s THON has had over its five decades of working to conquer pediatric cancer. As executive director of Four Diamonds […]
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Penn State Trustees Approve Ground Lease of Land at Innovation Park for Rehabilitation Hospital
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Updated 4:50 p.m. on Feb. 21 to reflect approval by the full Penn State Board of Trustees. An approximately 5-acre parcel at Penn State’s Innovation Park will be leased to […]
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Strawberry Fields Affiliates With Behavioral Health Care Provider Devereux
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Strawberry Fields Inc. in State College has joined Pennsylvania-based Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health as an affiliate in a move both nonprofits said on Wednesday will strengthen services for individuals with […]