Healthcare

Fact Sheet: Pa. Should Take Federal Opportunity to Expand Medicaid Coverage

June 12, 2013

Like all states, Pennsylvania must redesign its health care infrastructure regardless of whether it expands Medicaid. There is no reason that the expansion could not take effect in January 2014 if policymakers allocate the federal dollars in the 2013-14 budget. Read a fact sheet about the expansion in Pennsylvania.

Testimony: Medicaid Expansion Key to Making Health Coverage Available and Affordable to Millions of Americans

June 6, 2013

It will help to move Pennsylvania and the nation from a system that is riddled with coverage gaps, where individuals get necessary health care at the last minute and at the highest cost to themselves and health care institutions, to one which emphasizes health, wellness and prevention," Sharon Ward testified before the House Human Services Committee.

Webinar Resources: Making Medicaid Expansion a Reality in Pennsylvania

May 15, 2013

In PBPC's latest webinar, health care experts update you on the expansion of Medicaid health coverage in Pennsylvania and what is being done to make it a reality in Pennsylvania. Watch the webinar and download the PowerPoint presentation.

Expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania: Secure Coverage & a Stronger Economy

May 6, 2013

Pennsylvania has an unparalleled opportunity to expand health coverage to between 600,000 and 800,000 hardworking low-income Pennsylvanians, lowering the state's uninsured rate by over 50% and giving the state's health care economy a shot in the arm.

Op-ed: Expanding Medicaid Smart Thing to Do in Pa.

March 28, 2013

Last month, Governor Chris Christie announced that New Jersey would accept federal funds to extend Medicaid health coverage to more than 300,000 New Jerseyans because it was “the smart thing to do for our fiscal and public health.” Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett should follow his lead.

Take Action to Expand Health Care in Pennsylvania

March 26, 2013

Contact your state legislators to urge them to take billions in federal funds to expand Medicaid health coverage to up to 700,000 parents, veterans and working Pennsylvanians.

Governors from Both Parties Opt-In to Medicaid Expansion

February 28, 2013

There is growing bipartisan agreement that the optional expansion of Medicaid provided by the Affordable Care Act is too good an opportunity to pass up.

A Look at Health Care and Public Welfare Funding in Governor's 2013-14 Budget

February 11, 2013

The proposed public welfare budget brings with it little of the controversy of the past two budgets. The one exception is the continued assault on health care services. The proposal fails to build in the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — a move that jeopardizes billions of dollars in federal funding.

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