From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): A group of Senators has released the Cassidy-Graham healthcare proposal, yet another bill that would repeal the ACA and strip millions of Americans of their health coverage by creating a system of block … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Personal stories are powerful! Your experiences make a huge difference in helping individual members of Congress understand why CHIP is important to our nation’s families. We are looking for: Families unable to afford other insurance who … Continued
From First Focus (https://firstfocus.org/): Earlier this spring, more than 1,200 groups across the country (including the Pennsylvania Council of Churches) signed a First Focus letter to congressional leaders urging quick action on a long-term funding extension for the popular and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Wouldn’t it be great if there were something members of Congress could agree on?! Well, believe it or not… THERE IS!!! But it needs a little push from you to get going. We’ve got a hugely … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): The State of Children’s Health Care report uses various health indicators to provide a data-driven snapshot of children’s health care in Pennsylvania – its successes, limitations and challenges – to help monitor the impact … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-28/health-issues/advocates-new-aca-repeal-bill-would-cost-pa-millions/a59169-1 August 28, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Nationwide, the bill would cut federal health care funding $124 billion by 2026. (AlarconBenthos/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two Republican senators are working … Continued
From the Every Child Matters Education Fund (http://www.everychildmatters.org/): Just when we think the healthcare fight is over, we hear about antsy insurance companies and states losing ACA marketplace options. So, what’s this latest wrinkle? It has to do with cost … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): As threatened, President Trump is trying his best to “let Obamacare implode.” Indeed, through deliberate acts of sabotage, the Trump administration is purposefully driving up health insurance premiums to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare)! President … Continued
August 2017 Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (PPC), a statewide children’s advocacy organization located in Harrisburg, PA, has an immediate full-time opening for a health policy professional. PPC’s vision is to be one of the top ten states to be a … Continued
David Lauter, Los Angeles Times The Trump administration, faced with increasing pressure from Republican members of Congress, backed away from causing an immediate crisis in healthcare marketplaces and agreed Wednesday to continue making payments to insurance companies that are widely viewed as critical … Continued