Healthcare

Bills Weaken PA Oversight of Health Insurance Rate Increases

December 6, 2011

Pennsylvania lawmakers should do more to ensure a meaningful review of proposed health insurance rate increases for small businesses and individuals.

Falling Through the Cracks: Six Months After the End of adultBasic

September 1, 2011

Six months after the end of the state’s adultBasic program, fewer than 40% of the 37,588 individuals who lost their health insurance have enrolled in Medical Assistance or Special Care.

Health Care Funding in Final 2011-12 Budget

July 13, 2011

The 2011-12 budget makes big reductions to Department of Public Welfare (DPW) programs, including welfare-to-work, health care and human services.

Health Care Funding in Governor Corbett's Proposed 2011-12 Budget

March 9, 2011

Total state funding for the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), which administrates most of the health care programs in the state, is increased in the budget proposed by Governor Tom Corbett for the 2011-12 Fiscal Year. Total DPW funding is $11.2 billion.

AdultBasic Comes to an End

March 1, 2011

More than 41,000 Pennsylvanians have lost their adultBasic health insurance coverage with the expiration of the program. AdultBasic faced a funding shortfall after the December expiration of an agreement under which the state's Blues plans contributed to adultBasic.

PA Fair Care Not an Option for adultBasic Enrollees

January 27, 2011

This week, the Corbett administration proposed offering some adultBasic enrollees with pre-existing health conditions the option of enrolling in PA Fair Care, a federally funded high-risk insurance plan. Read a statement from the Pennsylvania Health Access Network raising concerns about that idea.

Corbett Transition Plan Will End adultBasic

January 12, 2011

The transition team of Governor-elect Tom Corbett signaled support for a plan that would end adultBasic in February and give those who lose their coverage the option of enrolling in a more expensive health plan with more limited benefits.

Help Us Keep Up the Fight for Quality, Affordable Health Care

December 27, 2010

In 2010, we said goodbye to the days when insurers could drop you when you got sick or deny you coverage because of a pre-existing condition. As we enter 2011, our work is far from over. Help us keep up the fight by making a donation to PBPC today!

Health Care Research

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health care policy issues

Health Access Network

PBPC is a member of the
PA Health Access Network, a coalition of organizations working for expanding access to health care in Pennsylvania.

Snapshot of PAs Uninsured: Selected findings from the 2008 Pennsylvania Insurance Department Health Insurance Survey.

Health Care Reform

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will make health care affordable for the middle class, provide security for seniors, and guarantee access to health insurance for the uninsured. The Pennsylvania Health Access Network has extensive resources on the health reform law online.

Medical Assistance

Enrollment: 2,271,176

Children Enrolled: 1,130,300

As of October 2011
PA Department of Public Welfare

CHIP

Enrollment: 196,695

As of October 2011
PA Department of Public Welfare