Gov. Wolf has announced the end of Corbett’s disastrous Healthy PA and the launching of Medicaid Expansion for uninsured low-income Pennsylvanians. This is a huge victory for all those who […]
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What will the new Healthy PA plan mean for your healthcare?
Enrollment begins December 1 for a new state healthcare coverage plan that goes into effect January 1. Healthy PA will provide free coverage to some of the state’s low-income and […]
What approval of Healthy PA means for the state’s sick, elderly, and poor
Much of Gov. Corbett’s Healthy PA plan – his alternative to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act – has now been approved. The revised plan still includes severe Medicaid […]
Hunger Awareness Month: Phone bank against budget cuts
Right now, Pennsylvania is facing a $1.3 billion budget shortfall – a huge gap lawmakers are supposed to close by June 30th. Gov. Corbett is seriously considering a cuts-only budget […]
In the Medicaid Expansion Gap: People the Affordable Care Act would have covered
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has now helped over 7 million Americans gain health coverage. Unfortunately, many Pennsylvanians are still uninsured because they simply can’t afford the premiums of even […]
10 reasons why ACA Medicaid expansion is better than Gov. Corbett’s Healthy PA
Thanks to a 2012 Supreme Court ruling, states can opt out of the Affordable Care Act provision to expand Medicaid eligibility to the nation’s poorest adults. Gov. Corbett has his […]
Who falls into the Medicaid Expansion Gap in PA?
5 million low-income people. That’s how many Americans are in the Medicaid Expansion Gap – people the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) was originally designed to cover but isn’t. Why? […]
VICTORY! Governor Corbett will block federal SNAP/food stamp cuts!
We are thrilled at the news that Governor Corbett has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a move that will keep food on the table for hundreds of […]
Local Senate Democrats say PA should focus on human services, Medicaid, and minimum wage
On the anniversary of Pres. Franklin Roosevelt’s birthday, Democratic legislators held a press conference to announce their priorities in upcoming budget negotiations. We were there as they called out Gov. […]
Pennsylvania vs. food stamps
The following op-ed appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on July 8, 2013 The Corbett administration is denying and delaying benefits For anyone who has sat in the waiting room of a welfare […]
