Photo from 2013 Impact Award Ceremony, via GlaxoSmithKline blog The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, in partnership with the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, is seeking nonprofit applicants from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties for its annual Impact Awards. These awards go to up to 10 nonprofits and come with a […]

The QCare in Northeast Philadelphia where “Wellness at Your Fingetips” will be implemented. The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation, a Quaker-based, philanthropic, grant-making foundation working to improve how behavioral healthcare is delivered in the Philadelphia region, chose the winner of its 2014 Design Challenge, “Wellness at Your Fingertips,” at the beginning of April. This year’s design […]

Image via The Advisory Board Company The Corbett administration has put together an alternative plan to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion. The plan, dubbed Healthy Pennsylvania, is now being reviewed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which is the federal agency that administers Medicare and works with the states to administer […]

The Free Library of Philadelphia, a Certified Application Counselor (CAC), has over 30 trained staff to provide assistance to people signing up for a health insurance online, via phone, or with a paper application through the current enrollment period ending March 31st. The Free Library is encouraging people to visit their local library branch to […]

The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and the food distribution company Common Market came together yesterday to honor five Philadelphia hospitals that are bringing local food into their cafeterias and patient care systems. The hospitals honored at the ceremony include the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Einstein Medical Center, […]