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The Corbett administration wants to expand the block grant approach of funding county human services programs, despite concerns that assessments of the…
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Pennsylvania is excepting to add 720 new employees to accommodate the influx of new healthcare enrollees if Healthy PA goes into effect. According to the…
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An audit of the state Department of Public Welfare has found the consolidation of payroll services for home care workers was botched, leading to pay…
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People working for or in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s Participant Direction Service (PDS) can now log onto a new Google Group to seek…
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If there’s any expansion at all to move hundreds of thousands more Pennsylvanians onto the Medicaid rolls, it’ll have to be custom-made for the…
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The state Department of Public Welfare wants to reduce mental health stigma.A new initiative, "Mental Health Matters," is being funded by a reduction in…
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As measures to strengthen child protection efforts gather steam in the state House and Senate, the head of the state's Department of Public Welfare is…
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Allegheny County has reported to the state government on the reforms it has implemented at the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center following a Pennsylvania…
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The head of the state Department of Public Welfare is sounding an optimistic note about a possible Medicaid expansion in Pennsylvania.Acting DPW secretary…
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A measure to change the name of the state Department of Public Welfare has passed a state House committee amid concerns of the potential costs of a…