The end of the year gives us an opportunity to look back on all the things we achieved this year. And you did a lot for Pennsylvania patients and health care workers. Just take a look at all the successes you had a hand in: You cut health insurance red...
If you haven’t ordered a third set of at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government, you still have a few days to take action. The deadline to order the free rapid antigen tests through the federal website is Friday. As we approach the deadline, here’s what you...
Not all visits to the hospital are for physical ailments. Pennsylvania hospitals offer behavioral health services and resources to people in crisis. Read on to learn what behavioral health is, why it’s important, and what is being done to improve access. Are you or a...
Hospitals are always open to provide care to all Pennsylvanians who need it, regardless of their ability to pay. Medicaid supplemental payments to hospitals help make this possible, enabling hospitals to provide lifesaving and critical care for burns and trauma...
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...
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...
Where you live, your ability to access transportation and the availability of medical specialists in your area all can play a part in preventing you from receiving quality medical care. But telemedicine services allow you to get the care you need from the comfort of...