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1/ Think cuts to Medicaid won't affect you because you have fancy private insurance? Here's my Q&A with an expert who explained how even those with high incomes could suffer under the cuts that Congress is considering. www.publicsource.org/medicaid-cut... 🧵
Pitt researcher: Cutting Medicaid would reduce health care
Marian Jarlenski researches health equity at Pitt. She says you can’t slash Medicaid without hurting the health care access of people with disabilities, low-income workers, children, pregnant people.
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March 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
1/ Think cuts to Medicaid won't affect you because you have fancy private insurance? Here's my Q&A with an expert who explained how even those with high incomes could suffer under the cuts that Congress is considering. www.publicsource.org/medicaid-cut... 🧵
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PRT riders will lose 41 bus lines and see reductions to most of the remaining lines, a 35% reduction in all, if additional state funding can't be secured. At this rate, the agency would face a “death cliff” — ceasing to exist — in about three years.
PRT weighs cutting nearly half of bus lines in Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Regional Transit gave details on potential cuts to service and rate increases without a boost in state funding.
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March 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
PRT riders will lose 41 bus lines and see reductions to most of the remaining lines, a 35% reduction in all, if additional state funding can't be secured. At this rate, the agency would face a “death cliff” — ceasing to exist — in about three years.
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Mayor Ed Gainey says he nearly struck a $125 million deal with UPMC in 2024. UPMC denies any such deal was on the table.
Gainey: UPMC and Pittsburgh neared $125M deal in 2024
UPMC denies that a specific arrangement with the city was ever on the table as the mayor seeks reelection without a pledged nonprofit contribution deal.
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March 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Mayor Ed Gainey says he nearly struck a $125 million deal with UPMC in 2024. UPMC denies any such deal was on the table.
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Hey Yinzers! Know of any UPMC or AHN nurses or hospital workers who'd like to talk with me about their work conditions and overall job satisfaction? I'm doing a story that will reflect on last year's union victories — and what could come next. DM me or email venuri@publicsource.org.
January 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Hey Yinzers! Know of any UPMC or AHN nurses or hospital workers who'd like to talk with me about their work conditions and overall job satisfaction? I'm doing a story that will reflect on last year's union victories — and what could come next. DM me or email venuri@publicsource.org.
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Medium resilience, low risk. Climate vulnerability in Pittsburgh as calculated by the Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Advice | See if your city is poised to bounce back from the next climate disaster
Communities across the United States face extreme weather, but some are prepared to thrive. Find out how your city ranks.
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November 20, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Medium resilience, low risk. Climate vulnerability in Pittsburgh as calculated by the Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Worried you missed one of the nuggets of Pittsburgh insight that regularly appear in PublicSource? We’ve distilled some of the best in Quote Source www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-r...
Pittsburgh news roundup, quotes | PublicSource
Our news reporters spend hours reporting on stories about Pittsburgh. Here's what people are saying on a range topics, compiled in one story.
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Worried you missed one of the nuggets of Pittsburgh insight that regularly appear in PublicSource? We’ve distilled some of the best in Quote Source www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-r...
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November 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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“It’s hard for me to imagine a future even after high school.” — 14-year-old Jameela Jenkins, a student at West Mifflin HS.
Why are teens feeling hopeless and what provides them relief?
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Why are teens feeling hopeless and what provides them relief?
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Half of young people felt hopeless in some Pittsburgh suburbs
Where transportation options, services and institutional supports abound, youth hopelessness was less prevalent. With 2 in 5 high school students reporting mental health difficulties, enhancing commun...
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November 19, 2024 at 3:54 PM
“It’s hard for me to imagine a future even after high school.” — 14-year-old Jameela Jenkins, a student at West Mifflin HS.
Why are teens feeling hopeless and what provides them relief?
Read: www.publicsource.org/youth-hopele...
Why are teens feeling hopeless and what provides them relief?
Read: www.publicsource.org/youth-hopele...