1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (320+ words) HARRISBURG, PA — Three Pennsylvania House Democrats are organizing a Sept. 29 rally at the state Capitol to build support for a package of menopause-related bills focused on treatment access, education and workplace accommodations. State Reps. Melissa Shusterman of Chester County, Liz…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (668+ words) MALVERN, PA — Psych Congress 2026 will devote five days of programming Sept. 15-19 in New Orleans to psychedelic therapies as federal policy, clinical research and patient demand push psychiatrists to prepare for treatment models that remain unsettled. The programming comes as the…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (522+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said its laboratory-fraud enforcement efforts have prevented or recovered more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare payments, including $732 million tied to the removal of 157 laboratory providers from the program. The total also includes…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (530+ words) SCRANTON, PA — Pennsylvania is expanding a performance-monitoring system for its 52 Area Agencies on Aging, backed by an additional $1 million in the 2026-27 state budget, as officials seek to improve oversight of local programs responsible for protective services and other assistance for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (607+ words) HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is funding dedicated case management for problem gambling for the first time, expanding state-supported services beyond clinical treatment to help residents secure housing, transportation, child care, employment and other resources that can affect recovery, state officials reported…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (500+ words) CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — A former U.S. secretary of veterans affairs is calling for a nationwide expansion of hip injury prevention within the Veterans Health Administration, estimating that wearable protection and other interventions could prevent up to 12,100 fractures annually and avoid $826 million…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (524+ words) PITTSBURGH, PA — The Shapiro administration reaffirmed Pennsylvania’s commitment Wednesday to community-based disability services after the U.S. Department of Justice withdrew its reliance on longstanding federal guidance, a shift state officials contend could weaken protections for about 200,000 residents receiving care…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services last week referred hospitals and clinics involved in pediatric gender-transition care for possible federal investigation after a commissioned report identified insurance-billing patterns that the agency says warrant scrutiny for potential fraud or…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (474+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Homeland Security formalized a broader border biosecurity partnership last week, expanding surveillance, information sharing and joint response capabilities as federal officials work to prevent New World screwworm and other agricultural threats…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (421+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program funding for certain gender-transition treatments for minors beginning Oct. 13, imposing a nationwide financing restriction on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries while allowing a…...