Enrollment now Open for ACA Marketplace- What Pennsylvanians Need to Know
The six-week Open Enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) insurance marketplace, HealthCare.gov, runs November 1 through December 15, 2018. Pennsylvanians who get their insurance...
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Opens Manufacturing Facility, Making Tools for Therapies...
For over a century after the Civil War, Philadelphia laid claim to being the "Workshop of the World," producing trains, tools, textiles and a multitude of...
AI Mobile Health App to Help Fight Diabetes
Sweetch, the first AI digital therapeutics solution that helps predict, prevent and improve outcomes among people with diabetes is partnering with integrated health care...
US Drug Watchdog Urges Consumers Given the Wrong Prescription to Call...
The US Drug Watchdog says, "We are appealing to individuals who were given a totally wrong prescription or another person's prescription medication by a local pharmacy...
Beware the Flu – Letter to the Editor (CVS Pharmacy)
It’s flu season — and that means it's time to take precautions to protect yourself, family, co-workers and community. The Centers for Disease Control...
Medicare beneficiaries–open enrollment ends Dec. 7
As Democratic chairman of the House Insurance Committee, state Rep. Tony DeLuca, D-Allegheny, is reminding all Medicare beneficiaries that open enrollment is going on now...
Legislation to Help Ambulance Services Signed Into Law
State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) said today that legislation to help ambulance services recoup costs of responding to emergencies has been signed into law...
Study Finds Preventive Dental Care Associated with Lower Costs for Chronic...
People with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease who received preventive dental care covered by BlueCross DentalSM benefits are found to...
Capital BlueCross Announces Innovative Virtual Care Pilot Program with Bermudian Springs...
Capital BlueCross and Bermudian Springs School District are working together to provide convenient, affordable access to healthcare for staff during working hours. This collaboration...
Can Organic Food Reduce Cancer Risks?
New research suggests choosing organic foods over conventional food may help to reduce the risk of cancer. A study of nearly 70,000 French adults...