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WebPa. could wipe out up to $400M in medical debt under proposal from Gov. Josh Shapiro. by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget calls for …

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Is medical marijuana effective for anxiety disorders

WebAnxiety ranked far ahead of chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other conditions. Recently released data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health …

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PA struggles to reassess Medicaid coverage · Spotlight PA

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Who makes public health decisions for your community

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What’s next for Shapiro’s pick for PA health secretary

WebShapiro initially nominated Sarah Hammer, executive director at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, as banking secretary in January. However, …

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Health survey links fracking in PA to cancers, disease

WebThe review concluded that four of 20 studies had only a “moderate” level of certainty that there was a link between fracking and negative health outcomes, while the …

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Chronically ill patients could get easier access to new treatments if

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Scoring Pennsylvania’s response to the growing Alzheimer’s and …

WebFrom the 2014 State Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders:. Goal: Design and conduct a survey to learn more about “prevalence and demographic …

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What living in a PA environmental justice area means

WebRoughly 2.3 million people live in one of these areas under the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s revision of the 20-year-old environmental …

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Why people use medical marijuana in PA, explained

WebFor Spotlight PA’s latest investigation into Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program, we analyzed more than 1 million records of anonymized patient certifications — …

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Court victory leads to new medical marijuana research

WebSpotlight PA court victory leads to new academic research into Pa. medical marijuana program. In February 2023, the Pennsylvania Department of Health shared …

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Christian Hall’s death leads to 911, mental health study

WebThree years ago, a police officer killed Christian Hall. Now, the legislature will study the role of 911 in mental health emergencies. Gareth and Fe Hall have lobbied the …

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Court orders release of Pa. medical marijuana data · Spotlight PA

WebThe latest action follows a 2022 court decision ordering the health department to release aggregate data showing the reasons why hundreds of thousands …

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Pennsylvania medical marijuana cards: See the data

WebThe data — anonymized records of more than 1 million medical marijuana certifications in the state — was the basis of a Spotlight PA investigation earlier this year, …

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Some medical debt would be wiped out under Shapiro budget

WebRIP Medical Debt estimates that there is potentially $3.3 billion of qualifying medical debt belonging to 1.4 million people held by commonwealth health care …

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PA budget proposal could uplift rural communities

WebThe $48.3 billion spending plan unveiled by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro earlier this month earmarks funding for multiple sectors important to rural areas. With …

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Pennsylvania sues to keep medical marijuana data secret

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Penn Highlands to end birth services in Elk County, PA

WebHow it happened. Penn Highlands has emphasized that the closure in Elk County applies only to labor and delivery. The hospital still plans to provide prenatal and …

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