Medical students and residents from across Pennsylvania have expressed concerns regarding excessive student loan debt as well as an insufficient number of in-state residency slots … Read More ›

Gov. Tom Corbett signed a new law on Sept. 24, 2014, renaming the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) as the Department of Human Services … Read More ›

Luckily, you don’t have to read through the more than 200 items in the July 19 Pennsylvania Bulletin to find out what you need to … 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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›