U.S. Sen. Bob Casey blamed the Trump administration for promoting “junk” health insurance plans after a federal report found that some sales representatives of short-term insurance plans were using deceptive sales practices.

An Albany, New York-based fiber-optic provider is set to purchase a 1,800 mile-long fiber-optic network from a Harrisburg-based nonprofit corporation.

Harrisburg-based UPMC Pinnacle opened two new UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute offices in the midstate on Monday; one in Shrewsbury Township, York County, and another and Warwick Township, Lancaster County.

A York County optometrist with over 15 years of experience offering medical eye care in the region will lead the first practice of a new Montgomery County-based optometry company.

Businesses and individuals considering bankruptcy during the pandemic might be holding off for now while the crisis unfolds, but experts expect bankruptcies to rise as companies continue to struggle.

As the state’s Health Department unveils a contact tracing app for smartphone users to help monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus, state lawmakers advanced legislation this week they said would ensure privacy and provide access to the necessary broadband capability.

State-licensed pharmacists and pharmacy interns will be able to order and administer COVID-19 vaccines when they become available thanks to new guidance through the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Curantis, a home care company in downtown York, is set to work with area seniors and disabled veterans after officially moving into its headquarters earlier this month.

Penn State Health will build its second Lancaster County outpatient center at the intersection of Harrisburg Pike and Rt. 30 in Lancaster.

A Lancaster County psychiatrist charged in June with violations of the Drug Act will have his license suspended after pleading guilty to charges that he prescribed potentially dangerous drugs without property oversight, law enforcement officials who investigated the case said.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health released updated guidance for when skilled nursing facilities can reopen to visitors and when they should test their staff and residents for COVID-19.

A number of midstate hospitals, including UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, were listed as “equality leaders” for their LGBTQ care policies and practices by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Ritter Insurance Marketing, a Harrisburg-based field marketing firm supporting independent insurance agents, has purchased health benefits agency Secure Benefits Alliance, which Ritter says solidifies its insurance distribution network in the Maryland market.

Penn State Health announced a three-part strategy to support long-term care facilities and nursing homes throughout southcentral Pennsylvania after receiving $22.9 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.

Saying the COVID-19 pandemic has made the issue more important than ever, Gov. Tom Wolf called on the general assembly to pass legislation for paid sick and family leave time.