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Initiative Gives Health Care Dose of Transparency
By giving patients access to their doctors’ notes, the OpenNotes initiative seeks to improve health and health care. Danville-based Geisinger Medical Center was one of three health systems to participate in a national study, and officials there were so pleased with the results they’ve already expanded the program. “Patients really seem to love this and […]
Radio PA Roundtable 05.24.13
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Matt Paul discusses new legislation that would create letter grades (A – F) for all of the state’s public schools, and examines a new law designed to expand community health clinics in the state. Also, have you ever wanted to actually see your doctor’s notes? Many Geisinger patients are alreading doing […]
AAA Projects a Slight Decline in Memorial Day Travel
There won’t be as many Americans hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend according to AAA projections, but there will still be a lot of travelers. Just under 35 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday weekend according to AAA, down about one percent from 2012. Nearly 90% will […]
Should Pennsylvania Schools Get Report Cards Too?
Schools have always issued report cards grading our students, but new legislation would require the state to issue report cards grading our schools too. Under HB 1300, schools and school districts would receive a letter grade – A through F – every year. “Coupled with providing options in education, providing this data to parents just […]
Voters Oust Harrisburg Mayor
Following a first term marked largely by controversies, missteps and flubs, voters in Harrisburg have turned thumbs down to a second term for Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson. Local businessman Eric Papenfuse won the nod in a four-way race for the Democratic nomination Tuesday. City Controller Dan Miller showed up in second place with incumbent Thompson finishing […]
Bald Eagle Fatally Shot in Western PA
ATV riders contacted the state Game Commission when they found an injured bald eagle in a rural part of northern Cambria County on May 10th. Wildlife conservation officers arrived on scene to find an injured mature bird with blood coming from its mouth. The eagle died on the way to the state veterinary laboratory in […]
Trees to Honor Fallen Soldiers, Mark Sesquicentennial
The Civil War was largely fought on the 180-mile swath of land that stretches from Monticello to Gettysburg. That’s the same area in which the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership wants to plant 620,000-trees; one in honor of each soldier who died in the Civil War. “And [we’ll] do so by creating a more beautiful […]
PA Employment Picture Brightens in April
The statewide unemployment rate fell by three-tenths of a percentage point in April, to 7.6%. Employment numbers climbed 13,000, while unemployment dipped by 17,000. “April was a tremendous month for job growth and the state’s employment situation,” Secretary of Labor & Industry Julia Hearthway said in a statement released on Friday. “Pennsylvania has added 125,700 […]
Radio PA Roundtable 05.17.13
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Brad Christman and Matt Paul bring you another liquor privatization hearing, the push for Keystone exams and Governor Corbett’s reaction to the fallout from his last “Ask the Governor” appearance. The guys also bid adieu to Dunder Mifflin, Scranton, PA’s favorite fictional paper company. Radio PA Roundtable is a […]
Busy June on Tap in Harrisburg
The House and Senate are due back in session on June 3rd. From there only 15-or so session days separate lawmakers form the state budget deadline. But Governor Tom Corbett views every day as a working day, and there are plenty of policy issues he’d like to see addressed alongside a third consecutive on-time budget. […]