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The average hourly wage for direct support professionals is under $15.

The program is open to homeowners with COVID-related hardships and income below 150% the area median.

Pregnant women in Pennsylvania who are insured through Medicaid will now have coverage for a full year after giving birth, rather than just 60 days post-partum.

Children’s enrollment in Medicaid increased by 14% statewide during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released in November 2021. All 67 counties saw increases in children’s enrollment, according to the report, from Harrisburg-based advocacy group Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children.

Some families are still waiting on funds they were supposed to get months ago to make up for meals students missed during last school year.

More than eight months into the coronavirus pandemic, some Pennsylvanians are still unable to access the unemployment benefits they need.