In June 2014, Gov. Tom Corbett signed a new law creating a statewide Lyme disease task force to make recommendations to the Pennsylvania Department of … Read More ›
Category: Advocacy
The 2015-2016 legislative session is just underway, and already hundreds of health care bills are anticipated during the new two-year session. The topics of these … Read More ›
Gov.-elect Tom Wolf recently announced the names of more than 250 people that will review various agencies, commissions, and issues as part of his transition … Read More ›
A bill that would increase the penalty for assaulting a health worker in Pennsylvania passed the House on Feb. 10, 2016, and now goes to … Read More ›
Federal officials approved a waiver in late August to
The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) has long supported making health care coverage available and affordable to all Pennsylvanians, as well as reducing administrative costs and … Read More ›
The Pennsylvania Department of State’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs is designing, developing, and implementing a new online licensure system that will be deployed … Read More ›
The state law requiring well operators to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing has been a subject of discussion within Pennsylvania’s health care community, … Read More ›