Health insurance

Mehmet Oz, also known by his television persona ‘Dr. Oz,' visited Scranton in his role as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator with U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan to talk about federal efforts to address health care shortages and costs. Sen. Dave McCormick, meanwhile, visited the Wyoming County Healthcare Center in Tunkhannock to tour the facility and meet executive leadership.

Pike is Pennsylvania’s only county without its own hospital or immediate care center. That’s going to change in 2026.

October 27, 2025- Tenor and CHS signed a purchase agreement for three NEPA hospitals. The United Nations Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania celebrates the United Nations’ founding anniversary. Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace leader sounds the alarm on the potential expiration of health care subsidies. And, readers recommend horror books ahead of Halloween.

Pennsylvania health insurers are proposing higher premiums for coverage in 2026. That means people who buy plans through Pennie – the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace — could end up paying more each month to stay insured.

Health insurers offering plans on Pennie, the state Affordable Care Act exchange, say rising costs and expiring enhanced premium tax credits are driving the increase requests.

Susquehanna Family Health Clinic provides primary care to thousands of patients, many of them Medicaid recipients. The family-owned clinic faces the possibility of closure as President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill goes into effect.

Temple Dental School plans to open a Tamaqua campus as soon as 2026. Administrators hope students will commit to practicing in rural areas after they complete their final two years of dental school in Tamaqua.

The Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department encouraged members to get screened to highlight their increased risk of cancer from PFAS in firefighting gear and smoke inhalation.

The Trump administration froze Title X funding, leaving a grant half-paid to Maternal and Family Health Services. The organization may not be able to pay its subgrantees, such as Planned Parenthood Keystone, as it waits for money that might not come.

Rising Tide Wellness, a healthcare nonprofit, will host a wellness fair in Scranton on Thursday, June 26. The fair will go from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lackawanna County Courthouse Courtyard.