From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): 800K + Pennsylvanians could lose health insurance coverage if the ACA is repealed READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HARRISBURG—A federal appeals court yesterday took up a Republican lawsuit that could wipe out … 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
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
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 Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): YOU DID IT! After months of fighting with everything we have, together, we were able to stop the Senate from repealing the Affordable Care Act. This has been the goal of “Obamacare” opponents … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Today, as we mark Medicaid’s 52nd birthday, we also celebrate the defeat of deeply disturbing proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and tear health coverage away from tens of millions of Americans. CLASP is delighted … Continued
Update thanks to National Association of Social Workers: Senate Republicans yesterday moved one step closer to their goal of repealing the Affordable Care Act. The motion to proceed to debate on health care reform passed narrowly, 51-50, with the help … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): New efforts to gut healthcare are scheduled to be voted on in the Senate TODAY. Poor Americans will face cuts to their care and many middle class working families will lose the vital subsidies … Continued