Need a COVID-19 test? You’re not alone. With COVID-19 cases surging throughout the nation due to the highly contagious omicron variant, many Pennsylvanians are seeking COVID-19 tests due to potential exposure, wanting to gather safely with friends or family, or...
There’s still time to enroll in health insurance coverage for 2022 through Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace, Pennie. But you’ll need to act soon. The deadline to select a 2022 plan on Pennie is coming up January 15. Coverage will begin February 1. There are...
Pennsylvania hospitals are strained as the number of people they are treating for COVID-19 has surged to near-record levels. Many are caring for as many patients as they are able with the staff and beds they have available. This means many patients who seek care at...
As telemedicine has taken center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual care has become a powerful tool for managing our health. Telehealth services are incredibly beneficial for an individual’s access to health care. With specialties and opportunities...
While technology has been changing the way we live for generations, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated those changes and transformed how we do everything from going to work, to shopping for groceries, to receiving our health care. With many Pennsylvania health care...
When the coronavirus hit, many patients in Pennsylvania—and across the country— received health care over their phones or by using a computer to see their doctors. Turns out telemedicine is not just a safer way to access health care during a public health crisis, but...
It’s been a year since the first pandemic lockdowns began, but finally we have a new sense of hope as hospitals and health care systems worldwide begin distributing COVID-19 vaccines. The last year has challenged us all, but through the sacrifices, precautions, and...
Although we all have paused during the pandemic to protect each other’s health and let our health care providers focus on COVID-19 medical challenges, the state’s gradual reopening signals that it’s time to get back to your health care. We know many people have...
As our lives have moved indoors and online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so too has our everyday health care. To avoid spreading the virus at doctor’s offices and health care facilities, telemedicine is being recommended for all sorts of health care needs. ...
The COVID-19 virus has turned many activities we once engaged in occasionally, such as videoconferencing and working from home, into everyday parts of our lives. That’s certainly the case with telemedicine as medical professionals now more readily rely on this tool...