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
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-07-14/health-issues/new-health-care-bill-same-problems-for-pa/a58518-2 July 14, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., still may not get the 50 votes needed to pass the latest version of the health-care … Continued
Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/july/new-estimates-loss-federal-funding-pennsylvania-senate-health-care-bill Jul 08, 2017 10:37 am | Marc Stier The Manatt Health Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released a new study of the impact of the Senate health care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/06/28/despite-delay-resistance-doubles-down-against-deeply-unpopular-trumpcare-bill Published on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 New poll shows just 17 percent of Americans support Republican bill By Julia Conley, staff writer Americans across the country have mobilized this week to stop the Republican effort to pass … Continued
The Senate GOP released its version of health care today (June 22), and intends to have it come to a vote on the floor by the end of next week. Still awaited is an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): New vigils added in Harrisburg and Allentown. See other vigils below. NOTE: For a link to what you can do in addition to or if you can’t attend a vigil, go to https://www.pachurchesadvocacy.org/next-two-weeks-crucial-call-senators-to-protect-medicaid/. … Continued
NOTE: The Pennsylvania Council of Churches signed this letter. Posted at http://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/june/pennsylvanians-ask-pa-congressional-delegation-reject-inhumane-cuts-vital-federal-budget-p Jun 19, 2017 04:24 pm | John Neurohr Nearly 70 Pennsylvania organizations signed on to the letter below asking members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation to reject inhumane … Continued
NOTE: Rev. Dr. William Barber will be in Philadelphia for a rally to #ProtectOurCare at Senator Toomey’s office on Thursday, June 22 at 3:00 pm. Watch www.pachurchesadvocacy.org for details. Rallies in other PA cities are welcomed–if you are having or … Continued
Posted at https://itep.org/besides-eviscerating-the-safety-net-trump-budget-would-put-states-in-fiscal-bind/ There has been considerable discussion about the human impact of the Trump budget’s draconian cuts to what remains of the social safety net. A long-standing conservative talking point in response to such criticism is that states can … Continued
Thanks to UUPLAN for this alert that we are sharing with you. The Senate Republicans are trying to pass a health care repeal bill before the week of July 4th which would cut coverage for 23 million people. In the … Continued