Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-05/health-issues/would-house-health-care-bill-strip-insurance-from-millions/a57575-1 May 5, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The American Health Care Act passed the U.S. House by a vote of 217 to 213. (USCapitol/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The American … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Posted at http://www.clasp.org/news-room/news-releases/house-votes-to-take-away-health-coverage-from-millions Washington, DC, May 4, 2017—Today, the U.S. House Republicans passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a 217-213 vote, taking a major step toward undoing the historic health care gains of the Affordable … Continued
NOTE: We do not have how every Pennsylvania Representative voted, but will post that as it becomes available. Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/05/04/chn-health-care-repeal-vote-day-shame-u-s-house-representatives/#.WQt4PvkrIdU By David Elliot May 4, 2017 Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/may/aca-repeal-puts-pennsylvanians-who-work-large-corporations-risk May 04, 2017 10:01 am | Marc Stier The disastrous implications of the GOP health care bill are becoming ever more apparent, especially for those who get their insurance from large national corporations. Under the bill, even … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-01/environment/message-to-gov-wolf-stop-methane-leaks/a57497-1 May 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Existing oil and gas infrastructure in Pennsylvania leaks 1,300 tons of air pollutants every year. (Jeremy Buckingham/Flickr) PHILADELPHIA – It’s time to … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/27/first-time-ever-majority-house-dems-support-medicare-all-bill Published on Thursday, April 27, 2017 by Common Dreams A record-breaking 104 House Democrats are co-sponsoring a Medicare-for-All bill By Nika Knight, staff writer A sign at a February Medicare-for-All rally in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo: Elvert Barnes/flickr/cc) As … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): It’s crunch time. We still expect the GOP to call a floor vote on the ACA repeal bill, including the MacArthur Amendment, before Thursday when the House Members are scheduled to go on … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-04-27/health-issues/latest-gop-health-care-bill-would-raise-premiums-for-many-analysts-say/a57456-1 April 27, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Under the new bill, a 40-year-old who had breast cancer would pay $32,740 a year more for insurance, analysts say. (Rhoda Baer/Wikimedia … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/april/new-version-gop-health-care-bill-even-worse-we-thought Apr 26, 2017 09:57 am | Marc Stier Having failed to enact a plan that would lead 24 million Americans and 1.1 million in PA to lose health insurance, the House Republicans have returned with a new amendment, … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/april/health-care-again Apr 21, 2017 11:30 am | Marc Stier Health Care Again News reports indicate that, as many of us had feared, the Republicans in Congress and President Trump have not given up on their effort on health … Continued