Roger DuPuis | WVIA News

FILE - Dushore Pharmacy owner Melissa Keller reaches for a medication bottle from the shelves at the drugstore in Dushore, Sullivan County. The business, which Keller took over last year, is the rural county's only pharmacy, with the nearest competitors nearly 20 miles away. While Dushore Pharmacy has a loyal customer base, Keller acknowledges that her business faces many of the same challenges as other independent drugstores in Pennsylvania, notably from pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. 'Sometimes we'll lose $50 to $100 on a prescription,' she said. (Roger DuPuis/WVIA News)

Script for disaster: PBM practices widely blamed as Pennsylvania 'pharmacy deserts' grow

, June 26, 2024

'Pharmacy deserts' affect hundreds of thousands in Pennsylvania as independent drugstores struggle amid rising costs, low reimbursements from pharmacy benefit managers

FILE - Susan Tachau, who serves on the advisory council for Montgomery County Office of Senior Services, takes a sefie with Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday at Generations of Indian Valley in Souderton, Montgomery County. Shapiro was joined by Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich, along with state and local officials, to formally unveil 'Aging our Way, PA,' a 10-year strategic plan designed to streamline and enhance services for older adults. The report was commissioned by Shapiro last May in recognition of the fact that 1 in 3 Pennsylvanians will be 60 or over by 2030. (Roger DuPuis/WVIA News)

Shapiro, Kavulich unveil 10-year 'roadmap' to improve senior services in Pennsylvania

Roger DuPuis | WVIA News

, June 5, 2024

An estimated 1 in 3 Pennsylvanians will be 60 or over by 2030, outnumbering every other age group in the state, surpassing 3.8 million people.

'Extreme' pollen counts, climate change fuel Pa. allergy misery

Roger DuPuis | WVIA News

, May 9, 2024

We have indeed been experiencing warmer seasons. If it seems like spring allergies are hitting more people harder and earlier, that's because they are.