Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-19/budget-policy-and-priorities/report-says-ahca-would-force-seniors-into-nursing-homes/a57744-2 May 19, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 90,000 Pennsylvanians participate in Medicaid-funded home- and community-based services. (agilemktg1/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The GOP health bill now in the … 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
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): House committees have approved an extreme bill that will deny health coverage to millions of people, and make additional millions pay thousands of dollars more for their insurance – more than many will … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/03/10/even-without-cbo-score-republican-healthcare-plan-gets-bad-marks Published on Friday, March 10, 2017 by Common Dreams Multiple American Healthcare Act (AHCA) analyses show millions losing coverage while costs increase for vulnerable Americans By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer At least 15 million people risk losing … Continued
As you already know, the Republican ACA plan is out — and it will be a giant step backward. See the PA Policy and Budget Center’s analysis of its effects on PA at https://www.pachurchesadvocacy.org/pbpc-analysis-house-gop-health-care-plan-on-pa/. Please call Senators Casey and Toomey … Continued
HARRISBURG – Marc Stier, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, released the following analysis of how recently-released House GOP proposal, the “American Health Care Act,” would affect Pennsylvanians: The health care legislation introduced by the House Republicans late … Continued