Health CareJefferson Health Plans sued feds over drop in its Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2027The drop in star ratings for its Medicare Advantage plans will reduce the payments it receives from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services by $43 million, Jefferson said in its lawsuit.Harold Brubaker Pa. regulators will invoke consumer protection law if IBX and Highmark don’t have new Jefferson contracts by Dec. 31Harold Brubaker CVS to split off pharmacy business, ending the healthcare conglomerate eraRebecca Robbins, New York Times Jefferson Health will leave Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s network on March 1 without a new contractHarold Brubaker Redeemer Health filed for bankruptcy protectionHarold Brubaker AdvertisementWhy Main Line Health stopped taking cash and checksTaking cash is costly, and the transition to cashless payments happened without a hitch on Oct. 4, a Main Line official said.Harold Brubaker The fate of the former Crozer campus in Chester could be clear early next year, developer saidThe Chariot Allaire CEO emphasized in a town hall Wednesday that the partnership still wants to restore healthcare services in Delaware County but needs other organizations willing to operate there.Harold Brubaker Jefferson Health-Independence contract dispute worries Jefferson patients with IBX Medicare Advantage plansIBX Medicare Advantage customers who are Jefferson Health patients have a choice: switch plans or risk losing access to their Jefferson doctors next year.Harold Brubaker Benjamin W. Nero, celebrated groundbreaking Black orthodontist, has died at 89 He treated thousands of patients, including three generations of several families, and had offices in Philadelphia and South Jersey.Gary Miles Jefferson Health notified insurance brokers that it could go out of network with Highmark on Jan. 1Highmark is the second Blue Cross company Jefferson Health has taken on in recent weeks. The nonprofit also said it will stop accepting Independence Blue Cross if it can't get higher rates.Harold Brubaker Warren Moore will succeed Amy Mansue as Inspira Health CEO in JanuaryMoore's immediate priorities include opening a new patient tower at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill.Harold Brubaker Philly’s biggest health system and biggest insurer are trading jabs over a contract — and your coverage may be at stakeThe region's largest health system contends its rates are 40% below the national average. One analyst says the payment rates are typical, and another points to hospital consolidation raising prices. Harold Brubaker Main Line Health booked a $134 million increase in medical malpractice reserves in fiscal 2026The large medical malpractice reserve helped turn what would have been a $75 million operating profit into a $33 million loss for the 12 months that ended June 30, Main Line officials said.Harold Brubaker Bruce Mabine, retired OB-GYN physician and award-winning associate professor at Temple, has died at 76He was an associate professor and director of community services for Temple University’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences from 2000 until his retirement in 2024.Gary Miles Penn Medicine and Wills Eye Hospital in talks about forming an ophthalmology partnershipAligning with Penn would be a significant change for Wills from its long affiliation with Jefferson. Wills, the only remaining independent eye hospital in the U.S., has been losing money for years. Harold Brubaker Financially troubled Redeemer Health failed to make a bond payment on Sept. 1The Montgomery County nonprofit that owns Holy Redeemer Medical Center in Abington Township said it is working on "a reorganization of our hospital system to ensure its continued viability." Harold Brubaker Louis F. Rose, retired pioneering periodontist, physician, and professor, has died at 84He earned a degree in dental surgery at the Temple University School of Dentistry in 1968 and a medical degree from the old Medical College of Pennsylvania, now part of Drexel University, in 1972. Gary Miles David S. Greenwald, longtime clinical psychologist and social activist, has died at 79He was an expert on marriage, children, violence, anxiety, despair, stress, anger, sports psychology, and psychotherapy. Gary Miles Wistar Institute has appointed Penn researcher Ronny Drapkin to be its new CEODrapkin is a University of Pennsylvania researcher who specializes in ovarian cancer.Harold Brubaker Pa. revokes license of Resources for Human Development after death of medically neglected Philadelphia residentThe nonprofit RHD, which is owned by Reading's Inperium, is allowed to appeal the revocation and keep operating, as its sister nonprofit Supportive Concepts for Families has done since April 2025. Harold Brubaker See more storiesAdvertisement
Jefferson Health Plans sued feds over drop in its Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2027The drop in star ratings for its Medicare Advantage plans will reduce the payments it receives from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services by $43 million, Jefferson said in its lawsuit.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health Plans sued feds over drop in its Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2027The drop in star ratings for its Medicare Advantage plans will reduce the payments it receives from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services by $43 million, Jefferson said in its lawsuit.Harold Brubaker
Pa. regulators will invoke consumer protection law if IBX and Highmark don’t have new Jefferson contracts by Dec. 31Harold Brubaker
Pa. regulators will invoke consumer protection law if IBX and Highmark don’t have new Jefferson contracts by Dec. 31Harold Brubaker
CVS to split off pharmacy business, ending the healthcare conglomerate eraRebecca Robbins, New York Times
CVS to split off pharmacy business, ending the healthcare conglomerate eraRebecca Robbins, New York Times
Jefferson Health will leave Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s network on March 1 without a new contractHarold Brubaker
Jefferson Health will leave Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s network on March 1 without a new contractHarold Brubaker
Why Main Line Health stopped taking cash and checksTaking cash is costly, and the transition to cashless payments happened without a hitch on Oct. 4, a Main Line official said.Harold Brubaker
Why Main Line Health stopped taking cash and checksTaking cash is costly, and the transition to cashless payments happened without a hitch on Oct. 4, a Main Line official said.Harold Brubaker
The fate of the former Crozer campus in Chester could be clear early next year, developer saidThe Chariot Allaire CEO emphasized in a town hall Wednesday that the partnership still wants to restore healthcare services in Delaware County but needs other organizations willing to operate there.Harold Brubaker
The fate of the former Crozer campus in Chester could be clear early next year, developer saidThe Chariot Allaire CEO emphasized in a town hall Wednesday that the partnership still wants to restore healthcare services in Delaware County but needs other organizations willing to operate there.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health-Independence contract dispute worries Jefferson patients with IBX Medicare Advantage plansIBX Medicare Advantage customers who are Jefferson Health patients have a choice: switch plans or risk losing access to their Jefferson doctors next year.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health-Independence contract dispute worries Jefferson patients with IBX Medicare Advantage plansIBX Medicare Advantage customers who are Jefferson Health patients have a choice: switch plans or risk losing access to their Jefferson doctors next year.Harold Brubaker
Benjamin W. Nero, celebrated groundbreaking Black orthodontist, has died at 89 He treated thousands of patients, including three generations of several families, and had offices in Philadelphia and South Jersey.Gary Miles
Benjamin W. Nero, celebrated groundbreaking Black orthodontist, has died at 89 He treated thousands of patients, including three generations of several families, and had offices in Philadelphia and South Jersey.Gary Miles
Jefferson Health notified insurance brokers that it could go out of network with Highmark on Jan. 1Highmark is the second Blue Cross company Jefferson Health has taken on in recent weeks. The nonprofit also said it will stop accepting Independence Blue Cross if it can't get higher rates.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health notified insurance brokers that it could go out of network with Highmark on Jan. 1Highmark is the second Blue Cross company Jefferson Health has taken on in recent weeks. The nonprofit also said it will stop accepting Independence Blue Cross if it can't get higher rates.Harold Brubaker
Warren Moore will succeed Amy Mansue as Inspira Health CEO in JanuaryMoore's immediate priorities include opening a new patient tower at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill.Harold Brubaker
Warren Moore will succeed Amy Mansue as Inspira Health CEO in JanuaryMoore's immediate priorities include opening a new patient tower at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill.Harold Brubaker
Philly’s biggest health system and biggest insurer are trading jabs over a contract — and your coverage may be at stakeThe region's largest health system contends its rates are 40% below the national average. One analyst says the payment rates are typical, and another points to hospital consolidation raising prices. Harold Brubaker
Philly’s biggest health system and biggest insurer are trading jabs over a contract — and your coverage may be at stakeThe region's largest health system contends its rates are 40% below the national average. One analyst says the payment rates are typical, and another points to hospital consolidation raising prices. Harold Brubaker
Main Line Health booked a $134 million increase in medical malpractice reserves in fiscal 2026The large medical malpractice reserve helped turn what would have been a $75 million operating profit into a $33 million loss for the 12 months that ended June 30, Main Line officials said.Harold Brubaker
Main Line Health booked a $134 million increase in medical malpractice reserves in fiscal 2026The large medical malpractice reserve helped turn what would have been a $75 million operating profit into a $33 million loss for the 12 months that ended June 30, Main Line officials said.Harold Brubaker
Bruce Mabine, retired OB-GYN physician and award-winning associate professor at Temple, has died at 76He was an associate professor and director of community services for Temple University’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences from 2000 until his retirement in 2024.Gary Miles
Bruce Mabine, retired OB-GYN physician and award-winning associate professor at Temple, has died at 76He was an associate professor and director of community services for Temple University’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences from 2000 until his retirement in 2024.Gary Miles
Penn Medicine and Wills Eye Hospital in talks about forming an ophthalmology partnershipAligning with Penn would be a significant change for Wills from its long affiliation with Jefferson. Wills, the only remaining independent eye hospital in the U.S., has been losing money for years. Harold Brubaker
Penn Medicine and Wills Eye Hospital in talks about forming an ophthalmology partnershipAligning with Penn would be a significant change for Wills from its long affiliation with Jefferson. Wills, the only remaining independent eye hospital in the U.S., has been losing money for years. Harold Brubaker
Financially troubled Redeemer Health failed to make a bond payment on Sept. 1The Montgomery County nonprofit that owns Holy Redeemer Medical Center in Abington Township said it is working on "a reorganization of our hospital system to ensure its continued viability." Harold Brubaker
Financially troubled Redeemer Health failed to make a bond payment on Sept. 1The Montgomery County nonprofit that owns Holy Redeemer Medical Center in Abington Township said it is working on "a reorganization of our hospital system to ensure its continued viability." Harold Brubaker
Louis F. Rose, retired pioneering periodontist, physician, and professor, has died at 84He earned a degree in dental surgery at the Temple University School of Dentistry in 1968 and a medical degree from the old Medical College of Pennsylvania, now part of Drexel University, in 1972. Gary Miles
Louis F. Rose, retired pioneering periodontist, physician, and professor, has died at 84He earned a degree in dental surgery at the Temple University School of Dentistry in 1968 and a medical degree from the old Medical College of Pennsylvania, now part of Drexel University, in 1972. Gary Miles
David S. Greenwald, longtime clinical psychologist and social activist, has died at 79He was an expert on marriage, children, violence, anxiety, despair, stress, anger, sports psychology, and psychotherapy. Gary Miles
David S. Greenwald, longtime clinical psychologist and social activist, has died at 79He was an expert on marriage, children, violence, anxiety, despair, stress, anger, sports psychology, and psychotherapy. Gary Miles
Wistar Institute has appointed Penn researcher Ronny Drapkin to be its new CEODrapkin is a University of Pennsylvania researcher who specializes in ovarian cancer.Harold Brubaker
Wistar Institute has appointed Penn researcher Ronny Drapkin to be its new CEODrapkin is a University of Pennsylvania researcher who specializes in ovarian cancer.Harold Brubaker
Pa. revokes license of Resources for Human Development after death of medically neglected Philadelphia residentThe nonprofit RHD, which is owned by Reading's Inperium, is allowed to appeal the revocation and keep operating, as its sister nonprofit Supportive Concepts for Families has done since April 2025. Harold Brubaker
Pa. revokes license of Resources for Human Development after death of medically neglected Philadelphia residentThe nonprofit RHD, which is owned by Reading's Inperium, is allowed to appeal the revocation and keep operating, as its sister nonprofit Supportive Concepts for Families has done since April 2025. Harold Brubaker
