WASHINGTON (TCS) — Legislation to make permanent the extension of telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics has passed the Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill of U.S. Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., and the Rural Physician Workforce Preservation Act he authored are also under consideration by the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
“I’m grateful for my colleagues’ support on these bills critical for eastern North Carolina,” Murphy wrote on social media.
Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — Two years ago, the staff at the Railroaders Memorial Museum, along with FMW Solutions, began working to bring an iconic steam locomotive, the K4 1361, back to life.
The two groups will be hosting a birthday party, called the “Juniata Jewel Jubilee,” on May 6th to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the engine first rolling out of the Pennsylvania railroad’s production shops in Altoona.
The museum, and the Horseshoe Curve, will both be open extended hours that day, from 10 a.
WASHINGTON (TND) — There is bipartisan backlash towards a top Democrat's effort to crack down on smoke-free, tobacco-free, nicotine pouches growing in popularity among teenagers. “Zyn” is a brand of nicotine product sold in pouches that are designed to be placed between the gum and upper lip. The product does not contain tobacco and ranges in concentration and flavors similar to chewing gum.
It’s a pouch packed with problems," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.
Mount Nittany Medical Center union workers ratified a new contract just hours before it was set to expire on Friday night.
In a time of a worker shortage and rapid staff consolidation, the agreement includes major investments to recruit and retain staff at the center as well as address the trend of healthcare worker burnout and a nationwide rise in threats against caregivers. According to SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania the new union contract includes the following:
ELK Co.-- Pennsylvania's reputation as a prime elk-hunting location continues to get stronger.
The state's Special Elk Conservation Tag, a license created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and auctioned off by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) to benefit wildlife, commanded $85,000 at auction March 26.
RMEF is located in Montana and has about 13,000 members in PA. Eight tags for use in seven different states were auctioned off; Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Washington.