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Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Glenda Miller administers a vaccination aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2026.

Primary care medics: Lessons from the military might help close healthcare gaps in rural Pa.

On the battlefield, military doctors don't accompany their units to the frontlines. Someone with a specialized certification isn't the one patching wounds or monitoring the health of their fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen or Marines.

A room at a health care facility (Commonwealth Media Services)

Pennsylvania is getting $193M for rural health. What comes next?

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The state’s $193 million award is designed to help offset the $20 billion the state is expected to lose in Medicaid dollars.

Fire companies across the commonwealth say buying a fire apparatus is increasingly too expensive, straining local budgets as private equity buys manufacturers.

Pa. fire companies feel the pinch as private equity buys up truck manufacturers

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Fire companies across the commonwealth say buying a fire apparatus is increasingly too expensive, straining local budgets as private equity buys manufacturers.