Pennsylvania loses hundreds of pharmacies after a law promised help
Lawmakers want to ensure the Shapiro admin is holding corporate middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, accountable.
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Secretive board overseeing Pa.’s billion-dollar opioid response invites public to speak for 1st time
Three years after forming, and facing criticism over secret meetings and actions that shut the public out of the process, the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust board held...
Pharmacies are disappearing across Pennsylvania as operators blame a broken payment system
Hundreds of pharmacies across Pennsylvania have gone out of business in recent years, data obtained by Spotlight PA show, and pharmacists say legislation passed last year to help isn’t doing...
Child welfare agencies are buckling under staffing shortages as Pa. debates using opioid money to help
A number of counties are using opioid settlement money for child welfare purposes, but spending by Cameron County was rejected.
Scrutiny and secrecy defined Pennsylvania debates over how to spend opioid settlement billions in 2024
Decisions made by a powerful state oversight board could shape spending decisions for years to come.
A handful of Pa. doctors approved 1/3 of medical pot cards in a single year. Experts question the quality of care.
Records obtained by Spotlight PA through a court victory have already spurred calls for greater oversight of physicians and potential changes to the state’s medical marijuana law.
Counties fight for more freedom over how to spend opioid money with $247M more on the way
Somerset County and Philadelphia are fighting decisions made by a powerful state oversight board to reject their spending plans.
Prior misconduct rarely an obstacle for doctors in Pa. medical marijuana program
One doctor’s battle to rejoin Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program reveals how the state wields its gatekeeping power.
Records reveal how Pa. counties used tens of millions in opioid settlement dollars
Counties are waiting to hear if an oversight board will publicly approve their strategies.
Opioid settlement cash a boon to Pa. prosecutors but public defenders are being turned away
County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined.