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Recent Posts
- FRAC Applauds New Proposed Legislation to Strengthen SNAP Benefits
- Don’t Let Student Loan Rates Double on July 1st
- Urge Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform with a Path to Citizenship
- Herman’s House Premiere on PBS Program POV—July 8, National
- Pennsylvanians Shortchanged by Drilling Fee that Fails to Keep Pace with Gas Production
- Actions Needed Now—SNAP, Immigration, Medicaid Expansion, PA Budget
- Tell Congress to Restore Meals on Wheels Funding
- Majorities in PA House and Senate Now Support Department of Public Welfare Name Change—Urge the Governor to Support It
- Fact Sheet: Pa. Should Take Federal Opportunity to Expand Medicaid Coverage
- Whistle-Blowers Targeted Down on the Farm
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Tag Archives: Medicaid
What to Make of the Fiscal Cliff Deal?
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Posted by Sharon Ward at http://thirdandstate.org/2013/january/what-make-fiscal-cliff-deal on January 3, 2013 1:42 pm The agreement reached by President Obama and Congress on January 1 was both historic and disappointing — and it leaves much unsettled. The urgency … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Justice, federal budget
Tagged fiscal cliff, Medicaid, Medicare, sequestration, Social Security, tax credits
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Protect Health Care in the Fiscal Reduction Fight
From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): It’s time for Congress to grow our middle class, strengthen our economy, and add jobs. Our leaders also have to make some tough decisions when it comes to deficit reduction. But while some in Congress have … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Take Action
Tagged deficit reduction, fiscal cliff, Health Care, Medicaid
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Medicare for All—Single Payer Healthcare—Will Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
From Healthcare-NOW! (http://www.healthcare-now.org/): The Presidential election is over but the fight to save Medicare intensifies. While Romney and Ryan campaigned for turning Medicare into a private voucher system, support for privatization comes from both sides of the aisle. Just because … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Justice, Health Care, Take Action
Tagged Medicaid, Medicare for all, single payer, Social Security
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Tell Senator Casey to Support the SAVE for All Letter
From NETWORK (http://www.networklobby.org): Recently, NETWORK lobby staff Sister Marge Clark and Rachael Travis met with Senator Casey’s staff to discuss the SAVE for All letter. At NETWORK, we believe that the SAVE for All letter is a way to encourage our … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Justice, federal budget, Human Needs, Take Action
Tagged Medicaid, Medicare, raise taxes, SAVE for All
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Nightmare on Main Street—October 29, Pittsburgh
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Carving Up Medicaid: A Scary Prospect for Seniors, People with Disabilities & Health Care Workers A possibility so frightening, we are doing the training in the daytime! Medicaid provides quality long-term care for … Continue reading
Census: Fewer Americans Lacked Health Insurance in 2011
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Jointly released by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center and Keystone Research Center Affordable Care Act’s Coverage for Young Adults, Public Coverage for Children Helping Drive Trend HARRISBURG, PA (September 12, 2012) … Continue reading
Even With SNAP/Food Stamps and Other Assistance, Poor Single Moms Still Struggle
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Full story posted at NPR, July 11, 2012 (http://www.npr.org/2012/07/11/155103593/to-beat-odds-poor-single-moms-need-wide-safety-net); NPR, July 10, 2012 (http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/155103564/cycle-of-poverty-hard-to-break-in-poorest-u-s-city) Although single mother Jennifer Stepp receives SNAP/Food Stamps and Medicaid, she still finds it a struggle to escape … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Justice, Human Needs
Tagged Medicaid, poverty, Reading PA, single mothers, SNAP
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Final 2012-13 Budget Analysis: Failing to Invest in a Stronger PA Economy
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): July 13, 2012 The General Assembly has enacted a 2012-13 state budget that restores some of the cuts proposed by Governor Tom Corbett to public schools, universities and other services, while leaving … Continue reading
What the Affordable Health Act Means for You
From PathWays PA (http://www.pathwayspa.org): Following the recent Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act, we thought we would remind you of how it may affect your life. Below is a timeline of when aspects of the bill have or will … Continue reading
Green Light for Health Care
Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Posted in Christian Century (http://ht.ly/c8GZP) Jul 09, 2012 – The idea of reforming America’s inefficient and economically discriminatory health-care system seems to spark what legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin calls “health-care derangement syndrome.” Opponents … Continue reading