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Lawmakers propose reducing budget cuts w/higher PA revenue
May 4th, 2012
Healthier-than-expected tax collections in April are providing fodder for the final leg of debate over the 2012-13 state budget, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle eyeing restorations to some of the spending cuts proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett.Highmark & UPMC reach agreement
May 3rd, 2012
The terms of divorce between UPMC and Highmark emerged Wednesday, ending -- for now -- a year of brinkmanship by the region's health giants.Proposed PA Budget cuts will cost MH/MR services, jobs in York, Adams Counites
April 30th, 2012
This year, Adams and York counties are bracing for a significant cut in the state funds that go to mental-health services, and officials say those cuts are so severe that some programs, and possibly jobs, will have to be eliminated.
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Meidcare: Ready for a Bipartisan Makeover
May 11th, 2012
Representative Allyson Schwartz (D-Pennsylvania) is proposing bipartisan legislation aimed at fixing Medicare.New Study on Concussions
May 11th, 2012
There is a new study on concussions that suggest these injuries may be worse for women and children.West Nile Virus-Carrying Mosquito Arrives Early
May 11th, 2012
Pennsylvania's Department of Environment Protection and Department of Health warn of an early start to this year's West-Nile virus season. Required Immunizations Deadline for School-Children Rapidly Approaching
May 10th, 2012
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reminding parents of the rapidly approaching deadline for required immunizations. UPMC to Provide Free Service this Weekend
May 10th, 2012
UPMC remains focused on the needs of patients, this weekend they will be providing free heart screenings to Western PA residents.