Healthcare

Open enrollment for health insurance has begun, and people who get their insurance through the state’s Affordable Care Act Marketplace - known as Pennie - will see their rates go up for next year. WVIA Healthcare reporter Lydia McFarlane joins News Voices to explain.

The Pennsylvania Rural Health Model ran from 2019 through 2024 at 18 hospitals across the commonwealth, including Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale.

Today, a new machine is helping rehab patients at Allied Services take more steps. And, what impact could the rise of GLP-1 medications for weight loss have on mental health?

Allied started using the Rise&Walk machine at its Wilkes-Barre Rehabilitation Hospital for neurorehabilitative treatment in patients who suffered neurological events, such as stroke.

Around 200 people responded to WVIA News’ voter issue survey this year. The survey, while not scientific or representative of WVIA’s audience, provided a sample consistent with results of both state and national polls.

Big changes are coming to Medicaid in 2027, set in stone by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Anyone who’s signed up for Medicaid knows it’s confusing, so WVIA Healthcare Reporter Lydia McFarlane has been working to explain some of those changes.

Thousands of Pennsylvanians dropped their health plans purchased on the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, Pennie, after the expiration of federal subsidies more than doubled monthly costs. Now, many health insurers that offer plans through Pennie are proposing rate increases for 2027.

Geisinger College of Health Sciences expects to welcome students to its Geisinger School of Nursing Scranton location in fall 2027, offering associate degrees in nursing (ADNs).

A study that used data from Geisinger’s MyCode genetic database identified a gene mutation that could lead to new treatments for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. The study was published in the national journal ‘Nature’ in August.

Shortly after being recognized as a Federally Qualified Health Center, The Wright Center opened the doors to its newest location in downtown Carbondale.