Hershey Med reports 8.2% margin, plans to form Penn State Health
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is planning to form a new nonprofit named Penn State Health to facilitate the joining of entities "including but not limited to" itself and PinnacleHealth System.
CMS: ACOs saved Medicare $372M
Accountable Care Organizations have improved patient care and saved Medicare $372 million, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said today.
Capital BlueCross to open retail location in Cumberland County
Capital BlueCross opened its first retail health and wellness store in the Lehigh Valley in 2012, and today it announced plans to open its second in Cumberland County in spring 2015.
Harrisburg, PinnacleHealth, PHFA partnering on homeownership incentives
To boost homeownership in Harrisburg, the city and PinnacleHealth System will announce two housing incentive programs this afternoon.
New to the helm, Highmark’s Holmberg talks evolving organization
Highmark Health is hopping these days, and no one knows that better than its new president and CEO, David Holmberg.
Corbett administration’s Healthy PA program under review for $48M price tag
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has sent a letter to Gov. Tom Corbett requesting details on the $48 million spent by the commonwealth to prepare for Healthy PA, the administration's Medicaid expansion alternative plan.
PinnacleHealth Rheumatology to relocate
On Sept. 13, PinnacleHealth Rheumatology Associates will relocate to a larger facility at 3 Walnut St., Suite 100, Lemoyne.
Good Samaritan Health System joins UPMC provider network
UPMC Health Plan announced today that Good Samaritan Health System of Lebanon is now a participating provider in its medical assistance program.
York County firm makes dumbwaiters, chair lifts
The dumbwaiters came first for Butler Mobility Products, which started manufacturing them in 1958, but these days it's wheelchair lifts that represent the bulk of the York County company's business.