A bill that would use $500 million in federal COVID-19 relief to help nursing homes, assisted living communities and personal care homes combat the spread of the virus is on Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk awaiting his signature.

Capital BlueCross will be offering advanced payments to independent health care providers in their network who have seen at least a 40% loss in payments from a loss in patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospitals in counties transitioning to the green phase of Pennsylvania’s reopening plan may reopen their facilities to visitors at their own discretion, according to updated guidance released Wednesday by the Wolf administration.

Dr. Roxanna Gapstur, president and CEO of WellSpan Health, spoke to the Central Penn Business Journal last week about the system's COVID-19 efforts and how the pandemic has effected its facilities and patients.

CVS Health is expanding its self-swab COVID-19 testing to 27 pharmacies across the state starting Friday, including Harrisburg and Bethlehem.

Highmark said it will be waiving deductibles, coinsurance and copayments for telehealth services and inpatient hospital care related to COVID-19 through September 30.

WellSpan Health’s former vice president of women and children services took on a new role as senior vice president of service lines on Monday.

Minnetonka, Minnesota-based nonprofit the United Health Foundation donated $750,000 to the Pennsylvania Homecare Association’s Pennsylvania Foundation for Home Care and Hospice to provide personal protective equipment and online training for home care and hospice workers in the state.

WellSpan Health leaders took a proactive approach by fostering relationships to secure necessary resources to care for communities and staff, including a partnership with Letterkenny Army Depot near Chambersburg.

Nine of this year’s Central Penn Business Journal’s Women of Influence and Circle of Excellence honorees have something in common: They’re graduates of one of Leadership Harrisburg Area’s programs.

While protesters gathered at the state Capitol Building for a second time to call on Gov. Wolf to reopen the state, a single truck pulling a digital billboard provided a counter point to the event.

Hospitals are the front line for providing health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet there is a lack of partnership with the Pennsylvania state government to protect hospitals, health care workers and the communities they serve. Throughout this pandemic, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has worked in partnership with the Department of Health ...

Independent medical practices have overhauled how they offer in-person visits to protect their staff and patients from contacting COVID-19, but if patients don’t return soon to their providers, many small clinics – some say 30 to 50% -- could face closures by the end of the summer.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is investigating several nursing homes for criminal neglect of patients and residents.

Two recent public opinion surveys suggest most Pennsylvanians approve of the Wolf administration’s efforts to contain the coronavirus and prioritize extended social distancing efforts ahead of reopening the economy.