From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): This week, the Administration announced that it has decided NOT to reopen the Affordable Care Act marketplace, which would have made it possible for people who are uninsured to access health coverage. In … Continued
Faith in Healthcare’s editor, Fran Quigley, was interviewed last week by Justice Revival founder and director Allyson McKinney Timm, a theologically trained human rights lawyer. Justice Revival is a dynamic new organization dedicated to serving as a Christian voice for … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Legislators in PA have already passed a bipartisan bill – HB 1862 – out of committee that would ban surprise medical bills, but it still hasn’t been brought to the floor for a … Continued
With thanks to the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): How will job loss affect Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities? Work does not have to be a formalized employment relationship. It can include work done on a cash-basis as long … Continued
Governor Tom Wolf signed bills to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania that bolster the health care system, benefit workers and schools, and reschedule the 2020 primary election for June 2. House Bill 1232: Provides $50 million for the Wolf administration … Continued
Community Legal Services has prepared a handout that includes a brief overview of immigrant eligibility for Medical Assistance and addresses some common concerns around privacy and public charge (https://clsphila.org/coronavirus/immigrants-medical-assistance-covid-19/). It also includes two important pieces of new information specific to … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): This article by our editor was so-published in Sojourners: Last week, Dr. Amy Hale’s schedule treating patients in the Columbus, Indiana Regional Health system included two shifts in special clinics set up to examine and treat … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): When a crisis like coronavirus (COVID-19) erupts, it puts a further strain on ongoing public health and social issues. As the Guttmacher Institute points out “the specific risk to pregnant women and their infants is not … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): By now you’ve surely seen this graph, or one like it, as people #StayInside to #FlattenTheCurve: But that dotted line that says “health care system capacity” isn’t fixed and has not been addressed in any … Continued
Congress has now passed two bills that begin to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and another is on the way. But these bills do not protect health care workers who are on the frontlines of the response. … Continued