Category Archives: Health Care

Support the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act

Posted on May 15, 2013 by s_strauss

From Health-Care NOW! (http://www.healthcare-now.org/): Healthcare-NOW! is working to increase awareness and co-sponsors in Congress for HR 676—the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act. Call your Representative’s office, and then ask him/her to sign as a co-sponsor of HR 676. … Continue reading →

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About Half of Adults Lacked Adequate Health Coverage in 2012

Posted on May 15, 2013 by s_strauss

Posted at http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/about-half-of-adults-lacked-adequate-health-coverage-in-2012/ By Ann Carrns for the New York Times – About half of United States adults ages 19 to 64 didn’t have health insurance for at least part of last year or were underinsured, a new report from the Commonwealth … Continue reading →

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The Unhappy Marriage of Economics and Health Care

Posted on May 9, 2013 by s_strauss

By Gerald Friedman, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst America’s health care system is collapsing, and we can blame the Economics profession. Most economists approach health care in the wrong way, viewing it as a commodity like … Continue reading →

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Expanding Medicaid Coverage in PA Will Save Lives

Posted on May 8, 2013 by s_strauss

Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2013/may/expanding-medicaid-coverage-pa-will-save-lives May 08, 2013 09:51 am | Chris Lilienthal I have written about the economic benefits of expanding Medicaid health coverage in Pennsylvania, but what often goes unmentioned in this debate is just how critical the expansion is … Continue reading →

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Support Medicaid Expansion for Pennsylvania Now

Posted on May 2, 2013 by s_strauss

From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Last week we had an incredible day of action. Hundreds of people came out to support full implementation of the health care law for Pennsylvania, especially the part that lets Pennsylvania take $43 … Continue reading →

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More Evidence that Expanding Health Care Is Good for PA’s Economy and Budget

Posted on May 2, 2013 by s_strauss

Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2013/april/more-evidence-expanding-health-care-good-pas-economy-and-budget Apr 29, 2013 10:28 am | Chris Lilienthal I know, we’re starting to sound like a broken record here, but two new studies once again demonstrate that Pennsylvania’s economy and state budget will get a big boost if … Continue reading →

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Expansion of Health Care Will Boost PA Economy, Hospital Study Finds

Posted on April 19, 2013 by s_strauss

Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2013/april/expansion-health-care-will-boost-pa-economy-hospital-study-finds Apr 09, 2013 03:25 pm | Chris Lilienthal Acting on the federal opportunity to expand Medicaid health coverage will give Pennsylvania’s economy a real shot in the arm. As a new study from the Hospital and HealthSystem Association of … Continue reading →

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Statewide Day of Action for Medicaid Expansion—Call Today!

Posted on March 26, 2013 by s_strauss

From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Our lawmakers in Harrisburg have a choice: Accept $43.3 billion in federal funds set for 700,000 Pennsylvanians to get health care coverage OR leave that money on the table and most of those … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Move to Reauthorize CHIP

Posted on March 21, 2013 by s_strauss

From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): A bill that would extend the life of Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program for another two years is making its way to the governor’s desk. The CHIP reauthorization measure (HB 108; http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2013&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=0108) was approved … Continue reading →

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Single-Payer Would Save PA $17 Billion Annually

Posted on March 15, 2013 by s_strauss

From Health Care for All PA (http://www.healthcare4allpa.org/): Health Care for All PA, a statewide non-profit organization, has released an economic impact study. The results prove that a single-payer health care plan will save families, businesses and tax payers $17 billion … Continue reading →

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