Employer-owned health care insurance coverage is a fast-growing trend, even among smaller companies, in an effort to recruit and retain workers.

Central Pennsylvania has long been known as a retirement mecca, and the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report show why.

Pennsylvania hospitals, while facing financial challenges in the post-pandemic world, still support one in 10 jobs and contribute a fifth of the state’s gross domestic product. 

Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development (Schreiber) broke ground recently on a $10 million expansion of its Lancaster County facility in order to serve more children with special needs. 

Continuing its expansion in the region, UPMC in Central Pa. is opening a new outpatient center at 121 Towne Square Drive, Hershey.

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health will host a Veterans’ Job Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 11 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation today that makes significant reforms to the prior authorization process for medical treatment, as well as changes to step therapy for prescription drug treatment plans, a move applauded by the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED). 

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center is partnering with Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing to enhance support for sexual assault survivors.

Sharina Johnson knows firsthand the need for support after completing a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Her journey through recovery led her to start a new venture, Arcana Recovery Inc., to help others facing similar issues. 

Penn State Health opened a new facility in Leader Heights York County Thursday. 

A newly formed alliance brought health care and provider industries together in Harrisburg Tuesday to ensure health care products and equipment are available when needed. 

UPMC in Central Pa. has opened an interventional suite at UPMC Harrisburg to treat ischemic strokes. 

The state Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Monday announced $1.2 million in grants to address the nursing shortage. 

Lancaster-based OvaryIt LLC recently announced that it will receive a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Behavioral health, access to health care and prevention are the three most pressing health care needs in Central Pennsylvania in the post-pandemic world.