State lawmakers need to pass legislation ensuring Pennsylvanians' access to telemedicine [editorial]
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By JASON LAUGHLIN | The Philadelphia Inquirer | Published: December 31, 2020 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. PHILADELPHIA (Tribune News Service) — Doctors, nurses, and staff at private practices and clinics across Pennsylvania have been left guessing when they would get access to a COVID-19 vaccine, even as they regularly interact with patients infected with the coronavirus. Even physicians who are "...
Dr. Rachel Levine directs vaccine distributers to share doses with private providers December 30, 2020 3:29 pm Vaccine distributors across the state will need to direct 10% of each shipment to non-hospital affiliated health care personnel, according to a new order signed by Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Wednesday. Following complaints from private physician practices stating they had yet to be informed when their staff could expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, non-affiliated health care providers will be included in the first phase of distribution and...