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Health Analysts: DOGE should 'look no further than the 340b drug discount program' utilized by 77 PA Hospitals

Two health analysts said the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should "look no further than the 340b drug discount program' in the department's efforts to "overhaul government spending."

By Altoona Times reports | Feb 12, 2025

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Health Analyst: Drug discount program utilized by PA hospitals is ‘funneling money from hardworking Americans to hospital systems’

A national health analyst said the federal 340b drug discount program is leading to increased health care costs for patients.

By Altoona Times reports | Dec 19, 2024

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Commonwealth Foundation: Inflation, shrinking ratio of working adults to retirees means 'fewer resources available' for senior care

By Nicholas Malfitano | Aug 9, 2024

After a survey of Pennsylvania voters released July 2 by the Commonwealth Foundation found that 69% of the state’s voters said inflation and price increases impacted their household’s ability to maintain their standard of living by “a great deal” or “a fair amount,” a policy expert added that a decreasing "dependency ratio" between active workers and senior citizens could create a major funding issue for long-term care costs in the years to come.

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Sen. Ward on healthcare worker shortage: Facilities 'struggling to find staff to help provide the services that their clients depend on'

By Nicholas Malfitano | Jul 11, 2024

State Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) has acknowledged that a healthcare worker shortage has left “facilities and services across the Commonwealth struggling to find staff to help provide the services that their clients depend on.”

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Healthcare worker shortage impacting treatment of opioid drug disorders in Blair County

By Altoona Times reports | Jul 8, 2024

The ability to treat and serve Blair County residents affected by the rising use of opioid drugs is being impacted by a healthcare worker shortage in Pennsylvania.

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Blair County had 2,718 residents with an opioid drug use disorder in 2020, analysis shows

By Altoona Times News Service | Jun 5, 2024

Blair County had 2,718 residents with an opioid drug use disorder in the year 2020.

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Rep. Joyce: 340b growth ‘has created misaligned incentives across the entire health care system’

By Altoona Times News Service | Jun 4, 2024

U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA-13) said in a hearing today that the federal 340b’s growth has created “misaligned incentives” that are driving up patient costs.

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PA Pharmacy Board Member: Sen. Ward bill would require transparency from pharmacy benefit managers

By Altoona Times News Service | Apr 30, 2024

A member of the Pennsylvania Board of Pharmacy said a bill sponsored by State Sen. Judy Ward (R-Hollidaysubrg) would create more transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) on the drug rebates these PBMs receive from drug manufacturers.

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What was the overall rating of Fulton County Medical Center?

By Altoona Times | Feb 29, 2024

With an overall rating of three, Fulton County Medical Center attended an average of 46.9 residents per day in Fulton County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Westminster Woods at Huntingdo was 3rd largest nursing home in Huntingdon County as of Q4 2023

By Altoona Times | Feb 28, 2024

Westminster Woods at Huntingdo, the third largest nursing home in Huntingdon County, aided an average of 55.8 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Huntingdon County 2nd largest nursing home as of Q4 2023: Embassy of Huntingdon Park

By Altoona Times | Feb 27, 2024

With an overall rating of one, Embassy of Huntingdon Park was the second largest nursing home in Huntingdon County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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What was largest nursing home in Huntingdon County as of Q4 2023?

By Altoona Times | Feb 26, 2024

With an overall rating of two, Embassy of Woodland Park was the largest nursing home in Huntingdon County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Bedford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Q4 2023’s 2nd largest nursing home in Bedford County

By Altoona Times | Feb 25, 2024

With an overall rating of one, Bedford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was the second largest nursing home in Bedford County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Pennknoll Village was largest nursing home in Bedford County as of Q4 2023

By Altoona Times | Feb 24, 2024

With an overall rating of one, Pennknoll Village was the largest nursing home in Bedford County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Blair County 3rd largest nursing home as of Q4 2023: Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

By Altoona Times | Feb 23, 2024

Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, the third largest nursing home in Blair County, aided an average of 98.5 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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What was 2nd largest nursing home in Blair County as of Q4 2023?

By Altoona Times | Feb 22, 2024

Maybrook Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, the second largest nursing home in Blair County, aided an average of 189 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Largest nursing home in Blair County as of Q4 2023

By Altoona Times | Feb 21, 2024

Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, the largest nursing home in Blair County, aided an average of 178.3 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Westminster Woods at Huntingdo, a non-profit facility, had a rating of 2 in Q4 2023

By Altoona Times | Feb 20, 2024

Owned by PHI since Dec. 11, 1996, Westminster Woods at Huntingdo had an overall rating of two in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Who owned Embassy of Woodland Park in Q4 2023?

By Altoona Times | Feb 19, 2024

Owned by Embassy PA Tenant 2 Holdings, LLC since Nov. 10, 2020, Embassy of Woodland Park had an overall rating of one in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Who owned Embassy of Huntingdon Park in Q4 2023?

By Altoona Times | Feb 18, 2024

Embassy of Huntingdon Park was one of the two for-profit facility nursing homes in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the fourth quarter of 2023, and had an overall rating of one.