On Thursday, March 1, Governor Wolf continued his fight against the opioid epidemic, when he announced an initiative to remove barriers for people receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder.
At a press conference at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Governor Wolf announced an initiative to remove barriers to people receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
Governor Wolf joined the governors of Colorado, Ohio, Alaska, and Nevada, to lay out a bipartisan plan that would improve our nation’s health system performance.
Governor Wolf and Department of Human Services Acting Secretary Teresa Miller released the following statement on Congress passing funding reauthorization for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for the next six years.
In anticipation of the conclusion of the consent decrees that guide the relationship between UPMC and Highmark, Governor Wolf announced a landmark agreement between UPMC and Highmark that creates terms to provide access to critical, unique services and to certain facilities that are the only hospital in a community.
