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Highmark’s Medicare Advantage Plans Continue to Earn Highest Score in Federal Quality Program

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Highmark announced today that its Community Blue, Complete Blue, Freedom Blue and Security Blue Medicare Advantage plans in Pennsylvania have ...

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Pitt Launches Apprenticeship Program to Address Dental Assistant Shortage

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine has been awarded state funding to train dental assistants through a paid 14-month apprenticeship ...

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UPMC Pledges to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50%, Announces New Sustainability Leadership

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

UPMC intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% within the next eight years across its footprint – one component ...

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UPMC for Life Announces New Benefits for Medicare Plans for 2023

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

UPMC Health Plan today announced its 2023 UPMC for Life Medicare Advantage (MA) offerings and highlighted several new resources to meet seniors’ needs ...

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Pitt-Developed Genetic Test for Pancreatic Cancer Outperforms Current Guidelines

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

A molecular test called PancreaSeq accurately classifies pancreatic cysts as potentially cancerous or benign, according to a large, multi-center study ...

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Mario Lemieux Foundation Donates $5 Million to UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation to Establish Pediatric Cancer Research Institute

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation announced today that it has received a $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation to establish a pediatric ...

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Red Cross Responds to Hurricane Ian Devastation

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

The American Red Cross is working tirelessly to help people devastated by Hurricane Ian. Many communities are unrecognizable after the storm ...