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A Year of Struggle, Anxiety for Those Who Lost adultBasic

Submitted by Erin Gill on February 29, 2012 - 10:32pm
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Tomorrow, March 1st, 2012 marks one year since Governor Corbett cut adultBasic -- a vital lifeline for 42,000 of our neighbors. 

Highmark cites public pressure in scaling back Special Care rate hike, but the fight’s not over!

Submitted by Erin Gill on September 11, 2011 - 11:40pm
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With your help, PHAN was able to deliver over 2,700 petition signatures to Governor Corbett’s Insurance Commissioner urging him to hold a public hearing before approving Highmark’s request to raise rates by 9.9% on Special Care.

PA Budget, Tobacco Funds and the Latest on Restoring adultBasic

Submitted by pahealth on June 21, 2011 - 1:32am
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On June 16, 2011, 55 organizations, including PHAN, signed on to a letter to Pennsylvania state lawmakers urging them to preserve the state's Tobacco Settlement Fund for health care purposes.

Shared Sacrifice? PA Lawmakers Cut adultBasic While Taking Lavishly Generous, Taxpayer-Funded Health Coverage

Submitted by pahealth on May 31, 2011 - 12:03am
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On May 15th, Bucks County Reporter Jo Ciavaglia began a “State of Health” series to take a look at the health benefits our elected officials in Pennsylvania are receiving at a time when Pennsylvania is facing a $4 billion deficit, when Gov. Corbett and a majority of these legislators say that we “just can’t afford” adultBasic, which covered 42,000 working people, and during a time when when these legislators and Gov.

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PHAN, former adultBasic policyholder testify to House Democratic Policy Committee today in Erie

Submitted by Erin Gill on March 16, 2011 - 9:47pm
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The House Democratic Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Mike Sturla (Lancaster) has been holding hearings about adultBasic and other critical health care issues in Pennsylvania—namely, the new GOP-led legislative attacks on the Affordable Care Act in Pennsylvania through things like H.B.

Gov. Corbett Offers No Solutions for Reviving adultBasic in Budget Address; Allocates Remaining Tobacco Settlement Money to General Fund

Submitted by Erin Gill on March 15, 2011 - 12:42am
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The Governor’s budget—as we expected—does not allocate any funding for adultBasic, which was allowed to expire (despite all of our best efforts) on Feb. 28th. His budget also takes tobacco settlement money previously dedicated to adult health programs like adultBasic and shifts it to fund general budget items.

As adultBasic Breathes Its Last, Advocates Gather Outside Governor’s Mansion to Send a Message

Submitted by Chris Lilienthal on March 1, 2011 - 5:49pm
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On Monday, the Pennsylvania Health Access Network put out the following press release to mark the end of the state's adultBasic health insurance program ...

HARRISBURG, PA (February 28, 2011) — When the clock strikes midnight tonight, more than 41,000 hardworking Pennsylvanians will lose their adultBasic health insurance coverage.

Despite the efforts of some state lawmakers to save adultBasic, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has opted to end the program rather than address a funding shortfall.

As adultBasic Breathes Its Last, Advocates Gather Outside Governor’s Mansion to Send a Message

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HARRISBURG, PA (February 28, 2011) — When the clock strikes midnight tonight, more than 41,000 hardworking Pennsylvanians will lose their adultBasic health insurance coverage.

Save adultBasic, Faith Community Tells Governor Corbett

Submitted by Chris Lilienthal on February 22, 2011 - 4:05pm
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230 faith community leaders in Pennsylvania added their voice to the growing chorus in support of presesrving the state's adultBasic health insurance program at the state Capitol today.<--break->

What You Can Do in the Next 11 Days to Save AdultBasic

Submitted by Erin Gill on February 17, 2011 - 2:34am
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Action Alert: There are less than 2 weeks left to save adultBasic health coverage for 42,000 working Pennsylvanians, and we need your help to push our legislators to avert this impending disaster before it's too late.

Two bills have been introduced in the state legislature that would come up with the $52 million necessary to keep adultBasic alive through the end of the state's fiscal year (June 30th).

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