A Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania report last month found that 37% of the state's hospitals are operating at a loss.

In Erie County, the most common drugs prescribed to county residents treat asthma and high cholesterol, and the percentage of ...

According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will slash more than a trillion dollars in federal spending from Medicaid and the Children’s ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Education today announced new guidelines for free and reduced-price school meals. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released ...

Are GLP-1 drugs prescribed for weight loss becoming too outsized a line item for continued coverage through the state Medicaid program? That’s what Gov. Dan McKee’s fiscal year 2027 budget suggests.

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has ended Medicaid coverage for certain weight-loss medications as of today. The state will no longer pay for GLP-1 drugs, such as ...

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KTIV) - Nebraska will enforce work requirements for most Medicaid program members starting May 1, 2026, putting the state ahead of a federal mandate set to begin Jan. 1, 2027.

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WASHINGTON — Maine’s Medicaid program was taken for millions of dollars by a contractor whose founder and CEO sought political office in his native Somalia last year, a whistleblower has claimed. The ...

The injectable drug Ozempic is pictured with its packaging. Pennsylvania has quietly moved to limit access next year to popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for residents covered by ...