Governor Corbett Decides Not to Move Forward on State-Based Insurance Exchange

Submitted by pahealth on December 12, 2012 - 3:56pm

PHAN Issues Statement on Pennsylvania’s Decision Not to Move Forward with a State Based Exchange

HARRISBURG, PA -- Dec. 12, 2012

Today Governor Corbett announced his decision not to move forward with a state based exchange. 

Antoinette Kraus, Director of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, issued the following statement:

Consumers, advocates,providers send letter to the Governor urging him to move forward with Medicaid Expansion

Submitted by pahealth on November 27, 2012 - 2:09pm
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Today  64 consumer advocates, providers and community leaders sent a letter to Governor Corbett urging him to take advantage of the opportunity given to Pennsylvania to strengthen the current Medicaid program by extending coverage to working families. For the full text of the letter visit www.pahealthaccess.org/medicaidletter.

 

The People Have Spoken and What Did They Say? Obamacare Is Here to Stay!

Submitted by pahealth on November 13, 2012 - 2:07am

On Wednesday, Nov. 8th, millions of Moms and Dads whose children are suffering from conditions like cancer and Cystic Fibrosis, joined with millions of newly-covered young adults, millions of seniors who are already saving on prescription drugs, and millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions like Diabetes in breathing a sigh of relief that Obamacare is here to stay.

$750 billion in what?!

Submitted by pahealth on November 13, 2012 - 1:57am

In case you missed it:

The Institute of Medicine issued a stunning report in September that found that more than $.30 on every dollar we spent on health care in 2009 was wasted. Over $750 billion of the money we spent on health care in America -- in just one year -- went not to better care or healthier patients, but to bloated administrative costs, unnecessary and inefficiently delivered services on the part of physicians, hospitals, and other providers, artificially high prices, and fraud. 

TNR: Obamacare Is Working, Cont’d

Submitted by pahealth on September 19, 2012 - 1:10am

An excellent piece by Johnathon Cohn of the New Republic. Read the full post here.