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Lawsuit filed after fatal Bristol nursing home explosion – Bucks Round-Up – January 7, 2026

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026
Joe LeCompte

Four survivors of the deadly explosion that destroyed a Bristol nursing home have filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit stemming from the blast.

Community

Fitzpatrick secures major ICU expansion at Lower Bucks Hospital, expanding critical care capacity for the region

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026
Press Release

The expansion more than doubles ICU capacity and significantly enhances the hospital’s ability to care for high-acuity patients close to home.

Op-Ed

The price of Philadelphia’s courtroom jackpot

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025
Robert Daday

A venue rule change three years ago opened the door for lawsuits to be filed in any county, regardless of where the alleged malpractice occurred.

Op-Ed

Help fight the big PBM middlemen, the profiteering bad guys

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025
Marion Mass

Legislation now before Congress deserves full votes that will expose who stands with patients and taxpayers and who stands with the status quo.

Op-Ed

How do nonprofit hospitals rake it in? Let me count the ways

November 24, 2025November 23, 2025
Marion Mass

Let’s end the outrageous waste of money we pay to support a corrupt, conflicted, and perversely incentivized political-healthcare-corporate complex.

Op-Ed

C2T2: Consumerism, competition, transparency, and trust can build back medicine better

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025
Marion Mass

The power of choice and competition in health care will be unleashed for American patients when we have achieved transparency in pricing.

Op-Ed

Free-market reforms needed in health care

October 27, 2025October 25, 2025
Marion Mass

What we now call “health insurance” is not health care.

News

Dem Harvie supports socialized medicine, but says voters aren’t ready

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025
Linda Stein

Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie Jr. says he supports universal health care. He just doesn’t think Democrats can afford to run on it.

Press Release

Fitzpatrick, Sewell launch bipartisan plan to expand physician pipeline and confront America’s doctor shortage

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025
Press Release

With a projected shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036, the Fitzpatrick bill Medicare-supported medical residency positions by 14,000 over seven years.

Press Release

Farry: Public Hearing Highlights Urgent Need to Address Hospital Closures, Staffing Shortages in Pennsylvania

May 8, 2025May 9, 2025
Press Release

The hearing brought together health care leaders and policy experts from across the commonwealth to offer testimony on the structural and financial challenges hospitals face.

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Trenton Central vs. Pennington 2.3.26

Trenton Central vs. Pennington 2.3.26

schedule February 03 2026
ink_pen Matt Mirro

The Trenton Central Tornadoes Boys take on the Pennington Red Hawks in Pennington, New Jersey.

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