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Oppose SB10! Protect the Affordable Care Act in PA!

Coalition Sign-On Letter Opposing SB10.pdf

On Wednesday, March 7th at 9:30am the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will hold a hearing consider a bill (Senate Bill 10) by Senator Joe Scarnati (R-25) that would amend the Pennsylvania Constitution in at attempt to block implementation of the Affordable Care Act and continue to undermine public support for the law in our state.

Pennsylvania Moving Forward on Insurance Marketplace; Industry Working to Influence Lawmakers to Do the "Bare Minimum"

Submitted by Erin Gill on January 22, 2012 - 11:45pm

In an email today, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced it’s intent to move forward on establishing a health insurance marketplace in PA. The Department has applied for funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete the planning and begin designing a new health insurance marketplace (an “exchange”) that needs to be open for business on January 1, 2014.

adultBasic in Jeopardy! Hearings on Bill to Save it Tuesday, May 4th 9:00 State Capitol

Submitted by Athena Ford on April 30, 2010 - 11:48am

AdultBasic, an affordable health insurance program for low-income Pennsylvanians is in jeopardy!

If the program dies, it means 40,000 Pennsylvanians will lose their health insurance. After all the work we did this year to expand access to affordable, quality health care, we can't let that happen.

Take action with us on Tuesday, May 4th at the State Capitol, Harrisburg. Contact Athena for more information, aford@philaup.org or 267-257-6968.