Video: State Leaders Support Health Access

Leaders of prominent Pennsylvania organizations stood together June 2nd at the Capitol in support of pending legislation to improve access to health care in the state. Watch video clips from that event.

Clip 1: Danisha Howard of Pittsburgh discusses how she has experienced gaps in coverage that have caused her to delay or avoid necessary medical care. She is currently on the waiting list for adultBasic coverage.

Clip 2: Jacqueline Rucker of Christian Churches United was one of several religious group representatives to speak.

Clip 3: AARP President Estelle Hyde, Bishop Robert Driesen of the Upper Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Bishop Jane Allen Middleton of the Central PA Conference of the United Methodist Church address the group.

Clip 4: House Majority Leader Todd Eachus (D-Luzerne County) discusses the urgency of health care reform and highlights the problem of rate spikes in the small group market.

Clip 5: Sen. Ted Erickson (R-Delaware County), who chairs the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, discusses the need for health care reform.