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Health care access expanded for low-income Pennsylvanians

Web ResultThe new qualifying life event will allow Pennsylvanians with an annual household income equal to or below 150% of the federal poverty level to shop …

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Amish community helps researchers make groundbreaking …

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Flu, RSV, and COVID-19 still seeing significant community spread

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Lancaster County group aims to eliminate health care disparities

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Eclipse map: Check out the path of totality

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New walk-in crisis center to serve Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry …

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Lancaster County facility enacts new masking policy

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Hundreds march in Harrisburg for mental health funding

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Hospital expands Emergency Department, Trauma Unit to meet …

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Pa.'s health insurance marketplace now open

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Schools hope to use new funding for mental health to hire staff, …

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Hersheypark to open for Spring Weekends

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Pennsylvania creates task force to address how coronavirus affects

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Multi-vehicle crash reported in Lancaster County

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Mental health in sports: List of resources to help

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Lancaster General Hospital to open expanded emergency …

Web ResultThe 40,000-square-foot expansion adds 36 emergency beds.

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WellSpan Health to launch prescription delivery via drone

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94 people charged with public assistance fraud in Pa. in February

Web ResultThe Pennsylvania Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) filed public assistance fraud charges against 94 people in February. The restitution owed to …

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Penn State Health to pay $11M over medical billing issues

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Pa. Department of Health finds code violations at Lancaster …

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NYC subway rider is fatally pushed onto tracks, reviving discussion

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