Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/29/citing-deprivation-they-would-cause-federal-judge-blocks-kentuckys-trump-backed Published on Friday, June 29, 2018 by Common Dreams “Today’s win means that nearly 100,000 Kentucky residents will continue to be able to see their doctors, stay healthy, and take care of their families.” By Jake Johnson, … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): Evidence shows that work requirements do nothing to help people find or keep good jobs or reduce poverty. Your calls and emails about burdensome work requirements are having an impact in Harrisburg and the vote has … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): On Thursday night, the Trump Administration announced that it would not defend the Affordable Care Act in court, arguing that pre-existing condition protections are unconstitutional even though the law has already been upheld by the … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-18/budget-policy-and-priorities/coalition-launches-we-the-people-campaign/a62567-1 May 18, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The “We the People” campaign was launched in Pennsylvania’s Capitol rotunda on Thursday. (We the People PA) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Members of … Continued
From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): The Pennsylvania General Assembly is rushing two measures that are nothing more than an assault on struggling Pennsylvanians. We need your help to stop these bills in their tracks. House Bill 1659 and House Bill 2138 … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/08/18455/#.WvMvnUxFzIU By CHN May 8, 2018 Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Tuesday, May 8 in response to the Trump Administration’s rescissions package: “The members of the Coalition … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/cost-taking-away-health-care By Suzanne Wikle Medicaid will soon undergo radical transformations in states where the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have granted permission to disenroll people who don’t work a certain number of hours each week or … Continued
From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): Health coverage for working families is at risk in states that are imposing red tape and other restrictions on their Medicaid programs. Community leaders need to weigh in to stop these plans–proposed through Section 1115 Medicaid … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Two weeks ago, the PA House passed HB 2138, the bill that would force families and individuals who rely on Medicaid to file endless paperwork to prove that they work or are exempt … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/03/09/real-reasoning-behind-medicaid-work-requirements/#.WqahSGrwYdU By Lecia Imbery March 9, 2018 Back in January, I wrote a piece for this blog about a move by the Trump administration to allow states to impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Since then, three states – Kentucky, Indiana, … Continued