health care

Calling All Doctors, Nurses, and Other Health Care Professionals!

Submitted by Alison Hirsch on June 10, 2010 - 5:15pm

Dr. Valerie Arkoosh explains it all for you!

Dr. Arkoosh, President of the National Physicians Alliance, was in Williamsport, north central PA, last night, June 9th, to talk to health care professionals about what reform means for them and their patients.

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.

957,000 Pennsylvanians Would Gain Health Coverage Under HR 3200

Media release - Impact of HR 3200.doc

Who wins, who loses in national health reform plan?

Submitted by pahealth on July 20, 2009 - 5:22pm

Congress is debating how to reform health care, a sector of our economy that consumes nearly 17 percent of GDP. Much as we'd like for everyone to come out a winner, that's not possible. Who wins and who loses under HR 3200, the plan under consideration in the U.S. House?

Winners: People who have insurance now.

Historic debate over health reform begins in Congress

Submitted by pahealth on July 16, 2009 - 12:30pm

The long-awaited debate about how to fix our broken health care system has begun in Congress. Key committees in each chamber are reviewing the bills, which are expected to be voted in the full House during the last week in July and in the full Senate during the first or second week in August.

Send a Letter to Your Local Newspaper

One of the most effective ways to influence your elected representatives is to have your point of view published in the local newspaper.

The staffs of your elected representatives read all of the published letters. They know each letter published speaks for many other people who have a similar point of view.

So take a moment and prepare a letter that describes your support for health reform.

PA Senate budget plan would weaken health system

Submitted by pahealth on May 18, 2009 - 5:43pm

The budget plan passed by the Pennsylvania Senate in early May would make deep cuts in Pennsylvania's public health protections.

Senate Bill 850

Senate Bill 5: Funding for community health clinics

Community Health Care Fact Sheet.pdf

Expanding Health Access at the Community Level

Skimping on health care

Submitted by pahealth on April 13, 2009 - 4:32pm

The economic recession is causing many to skimp on routine, preventive health care. Among diabetics, the trend is especially worrisome as cutting back on care can be life-threatening.

21% of Americans struggle with medical bills

Submitted by pahealth on March 23, 2009 - 1:33pm

In December 2008, 21 percent of Americans reported having difficulty paying for necessary health care during the previous year, according to a poll of more than 355,000 people by Gallup and the disease management company Healthways, the largest poll ever conducted by Gallup, reports USA Today in a March 10 article.