Brett Sholtis | WITF
Brett Sholtis is a health reporter for WITF/Transforming Health. Sholtis is the 2021-2022 Reveal Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grantee for Mental Health Investigative Journalism with the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. His award-winning work on problem areas in mental health policy and policing helped to get a woman moved from a county jail to a psychiatric facility. Sholtis is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Kosovo campaign veteran.
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Many counties in Pennsylvania have received their first payments through a settlement with four of the prescription drug companies that helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis.
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Starting next year, people who file medical malpractice lawsuits in Pennsylvania will have more options. WITF’s Brett Sholtis reports, some health care companies are not happy about the change, in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling.
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About 700 nurses and other health care workers went on strike Friday morning after contract negotiations stalled. WITF’s Brett Sholtis reports, one nursing home provider has agreed, leaving the union hopeful that the others will follow suit.
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A drug company that marketed fentanyl patches and other opioids to people is agreeing to pay more than $4 billion to Pennsylvania and other states. WITF’s Brett Sholtis reports, attorneys general allege that Teva Pharmaceuticals misled people.
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County mental health departments are getting a big boost under the state’s new budget. WITF’s Brett Sholtis reports on the $43 million increase.
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Dozens of national groups that focus on children’s mental health and education are criticizing recent comments from elected leaders that attempt to connect mass shootings to mental illness. Transforming Health’s Brett Sholtis reports, they say such comments are harming efforts to help the people living with mental health issues.
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Public health leaders in York County are urging new parents to focus on infant safety after an increase in deaths. Transforming Health’s Brett Sholtis has the details.
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A Shippensburg man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and assault charges tied to entering the Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. WITF’s Brett Sholtis has the details.
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A congressional panel looking into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power has shed light on the key role midstate Republican Congressman Scott Perry played.
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The governor’s proposed budget includes a more than 4% increase for county mental health agencies. Transforming Health’s Brett Sholtis reports, in past years these proposals didn’t make it into the final budget — but this year, counties are hopeful.