From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Late last night, President Trump took the most drastic step yet in sabotaging the ACA by putting an end to cost-sharing subsidies, calling them “bailouts to insurance companies.” This is unconscionable. While President … Continued
HARRISBURG – Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement in response to President Trump’s recent announcements of actions that affect the ACA: “President Trump’s actions in the last two days put the health … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): CHIP funding expired on September 30th! Our voices are urgently needed to get Congress to act. Nearly 9 million children rely on CHIP to meet their health care needs, so an extension of—and stability for—the program … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): This week, the amended version of HB 59 passed in the House by a margin of 116 to 78. This harmful bill would force Medicaid recipients to jump through hoops to get and … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-27/health-issues/pa-voters-favor-closing-clean-indoor-air-loopholes/a59587-1 September 27, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Even 37 percent of smokers in Pennsylvania told pollsters they’d favor smoke-free workplace laws. (StockSnap/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – More than two-thirds of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/13/everyone-covered-no-one-goes-broke-sanders-introduces-medicare-all-bill Published on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 by Common Dreams Rallying behind Sanders’ bill, groups say “we will never stop fighting” for Medicare for All By Jake Johnson, staff writer Supporters of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hold … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/14/dems-not-backing-medicare-all-get-twice-much-industry-cash-co-sponsors Published on Thursday, September 14, 2017 by Common Dreams New analysis shows that while Sanders himself gets zero from health insurance industry, co-sponsors of his bill receive half as much as those who remain on the sideline … Continued
From the PICO National Network (http://www.piconetwork.org): Once again, we are called to be Prophetic Voices protecting the healthcare of many within our congregations and communities. Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Bill Cassidy have proposed a repeal to the ACA that … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The partial score on the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill released by the CBO, while important, does not address the most fundamental question about any such bill — how would this it affect Americans’ … Continued
The Senate leadership and Trump Administration are pulling out all the stops now to get at least 50 Republicans to vote for the Graham-Cassidy bill to dramatically cut and later repeal most of the Affordable Care Act. They only have until … Continued