Health Care1,200 union nurses at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital vote in favor of strike as bargaining continuesMost of the nurses who voted agreed to walk off the job at the hospital in Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood, if their union calls for it.Lizzy McLellan Ravitch Main Line Health’s Paoli Hospital will get a new, 108-bed patient tower in a major expansionHarold Brubaker Roundup of third-quarter financial results for Philly-area nonprofit health systemsHarold Brubaker Urban League of Greater Philadelphia is opening a free clinic in West PhiladelphiaHarold Brubaker IBX and Highmark want to cut costs by moving more outpatient care to surgery centersHarold Brubaker AdvertisementMain Line Health, UnitedHealthcare contract dispute could leave 32,000 patients out of network later this monthThe nonprofit health system's current UnitedHealthcare contracts for employer-sponsored insurance and Medicare Advantage plans expire June 30. The plans cover 32,000 Main Line patients.Harold Brubaker Penn Medicine extended CEO Kevin Mahoney’s contract through June 2031Mahoney has led the University of Pennsylvania Health System since June 2019 and guided the system through the upheavals of COVID-19 early in his tenure.Harold Brubaker N.J. dermatologist, investigated for missing payroll, led the nation in billing for a cancer treatment targeted for Medicare cutsIt's unclear whether the Medicare changes led to Coyle Connolly's financial troubles. Employees complained to the N.J. Department of Labor about payroll lapses this year.Harold Brubaker Cooper University Health Care plans a $300 million outpatient facility in Gloucester TownshipThe Gloucester Township center follows the opening of a slightly smaller multispecialty facility in a former Sears in Moorestown as part of Cooper's efforts to expand from Camden into the suburbs.Harold Brubaker and Aliya Schneider Lankenau Medical Center and other Main Line Health facilities had a narrow operating profit in the nine months ended March 31The health system, which also includes Bryn Mawr, Paoli, and Riddle Hospitals, said an increase in medical malpractice reserves hurt results.Harold Brubaker Philly abruptly dropped its jail healthcare contractor after more than 3 decadesIt signed a deal with a new provider, CFG Health. Abraham Gutman and Jillian Kramer Connolly Dermatology, with 30 offices mostly in N.J. and Pa., is under investigation after missing payrollThe practice has expanded rapidly in recent years. At least one landlord has sued because of unpaid rent.Harold Brubaker Penn Medicine joined a nurse retention effort that pays up to $40K in student loan debtPenn will also repay up to $105,000 in debt for nurse anesthetists, up to $65,000 for pharmacists and acute care nurse practitioners or physician assistants, and $30,000 for respiratory therapists.Harold Brubaker CHOP reported $271 million in operating profit for the nine months ended March 31Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's revenue climbed 9% to $4.1 billion in the first three quarters of fiscal 2026Harold Brubaker IBX’s AmeriHealth Caritas swung back to a profit last year, boosted by higher Medicaid ratesThe Medicaid insurer, jointly owned with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, returned to strong revenue growth.Harold Brubaker Penn Medicine posted a $238 million operating profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2026The nonprofit health system's revenue climbed nearly 15% to $10.1 billion thanks to the addition of Doylestown Health and solid increase in the number of patients served.Harold Brubaker Joseph E. Czarnecki, celebrated family physician and Holy Ghost Prep team doctor, has died at 86 He established a much-needed local mammography unit and diagnostic center in Port Richmond, and worked later with Allegheny, Tenet, Einstein, and Holmesburg medical groups.Gary Miles St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children announces layoffs ahead of federal Medicaid cutsSt. Chris eliminated about 60 positions, but expect half the affected employees to find other jobs at the hospital.Harold Brubaker As prior authorization requirements expand, consumers need help fighting denialsInitially, prior authorization requirements were circumscribed attempts to contain healthcare costs. Yet, as they've expanded, they've impeded necessary care, especially for marginalized populations.Miranda Yaver, Made By History Temple Health reports a $9.9 million operating loss in the first nine months of fiscal 2026Temple University Health System's total revenue topped $2.6 billion in the first three quarters of fiscal 2026.Harold Brubaker See more storiesAdvertisement
1,200 union nurses at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital vote in favor of strike as bargaining continuesMost of the nurses who voted agreed to walk off the job at the hospital in Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood, if their union calls for it.Lizzy McLellan Ravitch
1,200 union nurses at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital vote in favor of strike as bargaining continuesMost of the nurses who voted agreed to walk off the job at the hospital in Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood, if their union calls for it.Lizzy McLellan Ravitch
Main Line Health’s Paoli Hospital will get a new, 108-bed patient tower in a major expansionHarold Brubaker
Main Line Health’s Paoli Hospital will get a new, 108-bed patient tower in a major expansionHarold Brubaker
Main Line Health, UnitedHealthcare contract dispute could leave 32,000 patients out of network later this monthThe nonprofit health system's current UnitedHealthcare contracts for employer-sponsored insurance and Medicare Advantage plans expire June 30. The plans cover 32,000 Main Line patients.Harold Brubaker
Main Line Health, UnitedHealthcare contract dispute could leave 32,000 patients out of network later this monthThe nonprofit health system's current UnitedHealthcare contracts for employer-sponsored insurance and Medicare Advantage plans expire June 30. The plans cover 32,000 Main Line patients.Harold Brubaker
Penn Medicine extended CEO Kevin Mahoney’s contract through June 2031Mahoney has led the University of Pennsylvania Health System since June 2019 and guided the system through the upheavals of COVID-19 early in his tenure.Harold Brubaker
Penn Medicine extended CEO Kevin Mahoney’s contract through June 2031Mahoney has led the University of Pennsylvania Health System since June 2019 and guided the system through the upheavals of COVID-19 early in his tenure.Harold Brubaker
N.J. dermatologist, investigated for missing payroll, led the nation in billing for a cancer treatment targeted for Medicare cutsIt's unclear whether the Medicare changes led to Coyle Connolly's financial troubles. Employees complained to the N.J. Department of Labor about payroll lapses this year.Harold Brubaker
N.J. dermatologist, investigated for missing payroll, led the nation in billing for a cancer treatment targeted for Medicare cutsIt's unclear whether the Medicare changes led to Coyle Connolly's financial troubles. Employees complained to the N.J. Department of Labor about payroll lapses this year.Harold Brubaker
Cooper University Health Care plans a $300 million outpatient facility in Gloucester TownshipThe Gloucester Township center follows the opening of a slightly smaller multispecialty facility in a former Sears in Moorestown as part of Cooper's efforts to expand from Camden into the suburbs.Harold Brubaker and Aliya Schneider
Cooper University Health Care plans a $300 million outpatient facility in Gloucester TownshipThe Gloucester Township center follows the opening of a slightly smaller multispecialty facility in a former Sears in Moorestown as part of Cooper's efforts to expand from Camden into the suburbs.Harold Brubaker and Aliya Schneider
Lankenau Medical Center and other Main Line Health facilities had a narrow operating profit in the nine months ended March 31The health system, which also includes Bryn Mawr, Paoli, and Riddle Hospitals, said an increase in medical malpractice reserves hurt results.Harold Brubaker
Lankenau Medical Center and other Main Line Health facilities had a narrow operating profit in the nine months ended March 31The health system, which also includes Bryn Mawr, Paoli, and Riddle Hospitals, said an increase in medical malpractice reserves hurt results.Harold Brubaker
Philly abruptly dropped its jail healthcare contractor after more than 3 decadesIt signed a deal with a new provider, CFG Health. Abraham Gutman and Jillian Kramer
Philly abruptly dropped its jail healthcare contractor after more than 3 decadesIt signed a deal with a new provider, CFG Health. Abraham Gutman and Jillian Kramer
Connolly Dermatology, with 30 offices mostly in N.J. and Pa., is under investigation after missing payrollThe practice has expanded rapidly in recent years. At least one landlord has sued because of unpaid rent.Harold Brubaker
Connolly Dermatology, with 30 offices mostly in N.J. and Pa., is under investigation after missing payrollThe practice has expanded rapidly in recent years. At least one landlord has sued because of unpaid rent.Harold Brubaker
Penn Medicine joined a nurse retention effort that pays up to $40K in student loan debtPenn will also repay up to $105,000 in debt for nurse anesthetists, up to $65,000 for pharmacists and acute care nurse practitioners or physician assistants, and $30,000 for respiratory therapists.Harold Brubaker
Penn Medicine joined a nurse retention effort that pays up to $40K in student loan debtPenn will also repay up to $105,000 in debt for nurse anesthetists, up to $65,000 for pharmacists and acute care nurse practitioners or physician assistants, and $30,000 for respiratory therapists.Harold Brubaker
CHOP reported $271 million in operating profit for the nine months ended March 31Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's revenue climbed 9% to $4.1 billion in the first three quarters of fiscal 2026Harold Brubaker
CHOP reported $271 million in operating profit for the nine months ended March 31Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's revenue climbed 9% to $4.1 billion in the first three quarters of fiscal 2026Harold Brubaker
IBX’s AmeriHealth Caritas swung back to a profit last year, boosted by higher Medicaid ratesThe Medicaid insurer, jointly owned with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, returned to strong revenue growth.Harold Brubaker
IBX’s AmeriHealth Caritas swung back to a profit last year, boosted by higher Medicaid ratesThe Medicaid insurer, jointly owned with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, returned to strong revenue growth.Harold Brubaker
Penn Medicine posted a $238 million operating profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2026The nonprofit health system's revenue climbed nearly 15% to $10.1 billion thanks to the addition of Doylestown Health and solid increase in the number of patients served.Harold Brubaker
Penn Medicine posted a $238 million operating profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2026The nonprofit health system's revenue climbed nearly 15% to $10.1 billion thanks to the addition of Doylestown Health and solid increase in the number of patients served.Harold Brubaker
Joseph E. Czarnecki, celebrated family physician and Holy Ghost Prep team doctor, has died at 86 He established a much-needed local mammography unit and diagnostic center in Port Richmond, and worked later with Allegheny, Tenet, Einstein, and Holmesburg medical groups.Gary Miles
Joseph E. Czarnecki, celebrated family physician and Holy Ghost Prep team doctor, has died at 86 He established a much-needed local mammography unit and diagnostic center in Port Richmond, and worked later with Allegheny, Tenet, Einstein, and Holmesburg medical groups.Gary Miles
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children announces layoffs ahead of federal Medicaid cutsSt. Chris eliminated about 60 positions, but expect half the affected employees to find other jobs at the hospital.Harold Brubaker
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children announces layoffs ahead of federal Medicaid cutsSt. Chris eliminated about 60 positions, but expect half the affected employees to find other jobs at the hospital.Harold Brubaker
As prior authorization requirements expand, consumers need help fighting denialsInitially, prior authorization requirements were circumscribed attempts to contain healthcare costs. Yet, as they've expanded, they've impeded necessary care, especially for marginalized populations.Miranda Yaver, Made By History
As prior authorization requirements expand, consumers need help fighting denialsInitially, prior authorization requirements were circumscribed attempts to contain healthcare costs. Yet, as they've expanded, they've impeded necessary care, especially for marginalized populations.Miranda Yaver, Made By History
Temple Health reports a $9.9 million operating loss in the first nine months of fiscal 2026Temple University Health System's total revenue topped $2.6 billion in the first three quarters of fiscal 2026.Harold Brubaker
Temple Health reports a $9.9 million operating loss in the first nine months of fiscal 2026Temple University Health System's total revenue topped $2.6 billion in the first three quarters of fiscal 2026.Harold Brubaker
