ChristianaCare and Virtua Health have ended merger talks
ChristianaCare and Virtua Health have ended merger negotiations that would have created a healthcare system with more than $6 billion in annual revenue and business in four states, the two…
Unless Congress acts now, health coverage costs will double on New Year’s Day
The enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits are set to expire in just 14 days. If Congress allows this to happen — and given the Senate’s baffling refusal to…
Some Native Americans draw shocked response over contract to design immigration detention centers
MAYETTA, Kan. — The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, whose ancestors were uprooted by the U.S. from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s, are facing outrage from fellow Native Americans…
The way we treat older adults transitioning to long-term care is ‘garbage’
I am not new to end-of-life care — as a nurse and someone who has worked in healthcare for most of my life, I have helped numerous friends, family, patients,…
Philly Council greenlights new retirement savings program as part of year-end legislative blitz| City Council roundup
Philadelphians without retirement savings plans through their employers could soon have access to a plan through the city after lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to enable the novel program to move…
Cielomar Recovery Announces Grand Reopening Under Original Ownership
PRWire: A Nature-Integrated Eating Disorder Treatment Center Renewing Its Commitment to “Real Life Recovery” and “A Community of Care” Moss Beach, California — December 10, 2025 — Cielomar Recovery, a…
Who is living in all of Center City’s new apartment buildings?
When Adam Sawyer and his wife, Marissa Tan, moved to Philadelphia in 2024 from Baltimore, they were attracted to Center City by its proximity to work and mass transit. The…
Mental health workers in Philadelphia unionize following changes in their workplace and patient care
Mental health professionals at Rogers Behavioral Health in West Philadelphia have formed a union, citing increased workloads and business changes that diminished patient care. The nonprofit mental healthcare provider last…
As Philadelphia’s Riverview recovery house expands, residents describe a ‘whole new life’ away from Kensington
Kevin Bean was a frail 125 pounds last February when he entered a brand-new recovery house, a facility where he landed after spending four years in the throes of addiction…
These Wynnewood residents are building a Village to help Lower Merion’s older adults age in place
They say it takes a village to raise a child. But what about to age in place? More than ever, older adults want to age in their homes. According to…