On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in this small community on the northern edge of Pisgah National Forest began to ...

Navigating the complexities of Medicare and Social Security can be daunting, especially amid frequent changes. You could ...

Following is a list of more public sector portmanteau words, courtesy of AI (and sadly, for us, we like some of these better than the ones we came up with ourselves): Bureaucra-chat: The lengthy, ...

It was in the quiet of the summer when Jeff Kahlden heard that a promising young student he advised in a rural high school west of Fort Worth, Texas, was in trouble. The boy was left with no place to ...

"It’s the first time the state has recognized our children are valid members of society and worthy of protection by the laws of this state." ...

Redistributing wealth might pay off at the ballot box, but politicians won't reduce poverty without understanding its sources, Chris Powell writes.

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The latest White House move on drug costs may matter more at the pharmacy than in Washington.

A legislative remedy has been proposed. House Bill 64, “Enhanced Medicaid reimbursement rate-maternal services,” would authorize the health department to apply for enhanced Medicaid reimbursement for ...

Pennsylvania home care providers are disappointed by a lack of new funding in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) proposed budget to address a “severe workforce crisis” in home care in the state.

Hospice organizations were pleased last week when Congress approved a budget package extending telehealth extensions for hospice and other long-term care providers through Dec. 31, 2027.  But now they ...