In an effort to foster innovation and improve care within the state’s Medicaid program, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) recently released requests for … Read More ›
Category: Advocacy
On Aug. 18, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) announced enhancements to its internal processes for responding to environmental health concerns and complaints specifically … Read More ›
State Rep. Mark Cohen (D-Philadelphia County) recently introduced a resolution petitioning the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to reschedule cannabis … Read More ›
Pennsylvania is one of 16 states awarded with grants for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “Prescription Drug Overdose: Prevention for States” initiative. … Read More ›
On April 8, 2014, the state Senate unanimously approved a funding bill to extend the life of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) … Read More ›
On June 26, 2014, the state House Health Committee approved a funding bill (Senate Bill 1267) to extend the life of the Pennsylvania Health Care … Read More ›
As a result of a resolution adopted by the 2012 House of Delegates, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) convened a group of stakeholders to study … Read More ›
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment), a medical form designed to complement, but not replace, an advanced directive, clearly has value in helping to ensure … Read More ›