Health – Delaware Valley News

Governor Shapiro Issues Important Executive Order Regarding Vaccines

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, October 20, 2025

Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) issued a notice that reaffirms PID’s expectations for insurers to cover the COVID-19 vaccine and other important vaccines during the 2025–26 calendar years. These vaccines should be covered at no cost to consumers, with no extra fees or unnecessary hurdles, and consistent with approved policy language,…

List Of Temporary Trash Disposable Sites

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, July 1, 2025

TEMORARY WASTE DROP-OFF SITES77TH ST & DICKENS AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 1915367TH ST & CHESTER AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 1914215TH ST & BIGLER ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 1914510TH ST & BIGLER ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191484TH ST & OREGON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19148BROAD ST & SNYDER AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 1914526TH ST & SNYDER AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19145PELTZ ST &…

Could Trash Pile Up Across the City If DC 33 Goes On Strike?

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, June 29, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross As of right now. effective 12:01 AM Tuesday July 1 2025 DC 33 is going to go on strike, for better pay and benefits. This union consists of Sanitation Workers, Emergency Dispatchers, for example. They are just some of the workers that DC 33 entails. While the strike is not absolute,…

Sen Frank Farry and Other Elected Officials Secure Grant For Clean Water In Northampton Twp.

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 25, 2025

by Dan Doyle April 24, 2025 — In a major win for public health and safety, Senator Frank Farry (R-6), along with Representatives Kristin Marcell (R-178) and Joe Hogan (R-142), announced today that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has approved a $13 million grant for the Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority. The funding will…

Jamison Elementary School Subject Of Damning Report On Abuse

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 24, 2025

By Dan Doyle and Alex Lloyd Gross April 24, 2025 In a damning new report released this week, Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP) has unveiled a disturbing pattern of abuse, neglect, and systemic failure within an Autism support classroom at Jamison Elementary School in the Central Bucks School District (CBSD). The investigation, covering incidents from September…

Road Closures Set For Love Run Tomorrow In Center City

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 28, 2025

ROUTE FOR THE LOVE RUN HALF MARATHON The race will begin in the 2200 block of Ben Franklin Parkway and travel east on the Parkway to 16th St. using the south side of Logan Circle. South on 16th Street, west on to JFK Blvd to 20th Street, left on 20th to Market Street East on…

PA House Votes To Protect Affordable Care In State

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 25, 2025

HARRISBURG, March 25 – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today voted to ensure that people maintain access to essential health care under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. House Democrats voted unanimously for the bills, which would ensure that these essential protections remain in place for Pennsylvanians despite threats to dismantle the ACA at the…

Free Tax Service For People That Need It

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 15, 2025

The tax deadline is fast approaching in April. When your hard-earned money is going out the door faster than you can make it, Campaign for Working Families is here for you. While the price of groceries, services and goods are skyrocketing, this service is — honest-to-goodness — free. The local nonprofit Campaign for Working Families,…

Deaths During Elder Abuse Investigations Rose In Philadelphia As Regulators Took No Punitive Action

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 2, 2025

Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Aging oversees 52 county agencies across the commonwealth, assessing them every year to…

Discrepancies Found With PA Health Insurance Companies

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 11, 2025

Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The information that thousands of Pennsylvanians rely on to find health care providers and schedule appointments is…