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Pa. House, Senate need to work together to rein prescription drug prices | Opinion
One in every two Pennsylvanians cannot afford the medications they need to manage their health.
On 2-year anniv. of Pa’s healthcare exchange, officials urge uninsured residents to sign up for coverage
State House Speaker Bryan Cutler and the Wolf administration celebrated the two-year anniversary of Pennsylvania’s state health care exchange on Wednesday, while encouraging uninsured Pennsylvanians to sign up for subsidized coverage. In 2019, the General Assembly passed, with just a single dissenting vote, a bill to create a state-run health care marketplace under the Affordable […]
Billions of dollars for Medicaid expansion dangled in front of holdout states
Holdout states include Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Kansas, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Pennsylvania already has opted into the expansion.
Amid pandemic, advocacy group wants Wolf, Legislature to extend Medicaid to all
“We’re very concerned the upcoming state budget will even include cuts to Medicaid,” an organizer said during a Saturday protest in Lancaster.
If we’re serious about protecting religious liberty, we need universal healthcare | Bruce Ledewitz
In the interests of social peace, and the long-term protection of religious liberty, the availability of medical care must be separated from employment.
Pa. Dems call for ‘recovery and healing,’ as state emerges from COVID-19 pandemic
Democratic lawmakers from Philly area gathered virtually Thursday to discuss a path forward for Pa. it emerges from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid COVID-19, Wolf vetoes telemedicine bill over abortion concerns
Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill to mandate insurers pay for remote doctor’s visits because of a provision that restricts remote access to abortion. “This legislation arbitrarily restricts the use of telemedicine for certain doctor-patient interactions,” Wolf said in his veto message, adding that it “interferes with women’s health care and the crucial decision […]
Is tele-health the remedy for at-risk communities during COVID-19? | Opinion
The coronavirus outbreak brings awareness to the state of minority health in America. And there are vast inequities in care.