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Medicaid coverage for prescribed breast milk becoming a reality in

WebIt has taken five years, but Medicaid will now cover prescribed and pasteurized breast milk as critical nourishment for medically fragile infants in …

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Fabric Health takes unique approach to health care navigation

WebFor most people in this country, there is no escaping the complex web of the American health care system. Fabric Health, a Philadelphia-based startup, wants to …

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'Fighting for justice': Local union hospital workers demand $20 an …

WebAbout 1,800 union service and clerical workers at four Pittsburgh-area hospitals will enter contract negotiations this spring demanding that their pay be …

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Deluzio introduces bill to protect health care of striking workers

WebWASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown on Wednesday are introducing legislation that would penalize employers …

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‘These are people's lives we're dealing with,’ say AGH nurses …

WebNatalya Rodriguez, a registered nurse at Allegheny General Hospital and a member of her union’s negotiating committee, paused during a break in a Friday …

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Catholic Charities readies to open doors to Compassion Corner, its …

WebSince 1910 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh has been helping its neighbors across the region by connecting them to resources, healing their bodies …

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'Where are you, President Biden

WebA growing chorus of voices that includes labor organizers, activists, politicians, working people and residents is urging the Biden Administration to step up its …

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A ‘campus of healing’: Catholic Charities' Compassion Corner and …

WebUnprecedented. That’s how two nonprofit organizations describe the increase in the number of southwestern Pennsylvania residents who need health care …

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Here are resources for trans youth and their families in this region

WebTo support these young people, the organization offers short-term overnight housing to trans youth over the age of 18. For young people under age 21, Proud Haven …

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Plaza Azteca draws consumer alert from health department

WebPlaza Azteca in Robinson was hit with a consumer alert by the Allegheny County Health Department for multiple food safety violations. Some of the problems …

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Monroeville lab owner gets 18 months in prison in Medicare …

WebMonroeville business owner Ravitej Reddy, who raked in millions in a wide-ranging, multi-state $127 million Medicare kickback scheme, is headed to federal prison …

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Global Links seeks volunteers to donate and assemble personal …

WebPeople of all ages and abilities have the opportunity to participate in a volunteer effort to provide critically needed basic hygiene items to vulnerable neighbors …

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'If I don't talk no one's going to know': Stories of pain from East

WebLaurie Harmon stepped from the crowd gathered in a community hall at the East Palestine Country Club around 2:30 on Saturday afternoon and told her story to a …

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Global Links recognizes hospitals for 30-plus years of helping to

WebGlobal Links is looking back on its successful 2023 regional and international projects that improved the health of 2 million people and recognizing hospitals that …

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New WQED documentary highlights nation's first EMT service — …

WebThere are very few things Pittsburghers love more than telling non-Pittsburghers all the cool stuff that originated in Western Pennsylvania. For example, the …

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SEIU leads filing of antitrust complaint against UPMC

WebIn a news conference on Thursday, SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania unveiled an antitrust complaint with the Department of Justice against UPMC. With the support of …

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Lee, Innamorato slam UPMC, vow to hold health care giant …

WebLee, Innamorato slam UPMC, vow to hold health care giant accountable. UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. …

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PRT will buy four electric buses for the Mon Valley through $10 …

WebFour electric buses will be deployed to the Monongahela Valley in 2026 in the continuing battle to reduce air pollution there. The Allegheny County Health Department …

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Former officers of Mercer health care nonprofit, two others in Ohio

WebThree former top officials of a Mercer County nonprofit health care company and two businessmen from Ohio have been indicted in federal court in Pittsburgh on …

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