Pennsylvania

4,300 Pennsylvanians Tell Tom Corbett to Preserve adultBasic

Submitted by Chris Lilienthal on January 14, 2011 - 7:34pm
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More than 4,300 Pennsylvanians delivered a message to Governor-elect Tom Corbett today outside his gubernatorial transition office in Harrisburg: Don't let adultBasic die!

Corbett Transition Plan Would End adultBasic

Submitted by Chris Lilienthal on January 11, 2011 - 6:28pm
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In a news report today, a key member of Governor-elect Tom Corbett's transition team said the incoming administration would allow the state's adultBasic health insurance program to end and, with it, affordable health coverage for nearly 42,000 Pennsylvanians.

The plan calls for “Special Care,” an existing program operated by the state’s four Blue Cross plans, being offered as an option to those who lose their insurance.

Losing adultBasic: What It Means to a Mother of Two

Submitted by Chris Lilienthal on December 22, 2010 - 12:29pm
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For several months, we have been telling you about the crisis facing Pennsylvania’s adultBasic health insurance program — but nothing we have said so far holds a candle to Roseann Davis’ story.

Consumers and Advocates Act to Save AdultBasic--Notes and Next Steps from Pittsburgh

Submitted by Erin Gill on December 8, 2010 - 11:34pm
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More than two dozen activists, people of faith and adultBasic consumers came together in Pittsburgh to call attention to the disastrous consequences that will be felt by 43,000 working Pennsylvanians if the $54 million shortfall in adultBasic funding isn’t resolved by the end of the year.

Organizations, Advocates Urge Gov.-Elect Corbett to Act Quickly to Prevent 43,000 Working Pennsylvanians from Losing Health Insurance

Submitted by Erin Gill on December 7, 2010 - 8:56pm
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PHAN and our partners have been mobilizing across the state to prevent thousands of working Pennsylvanians from losing their health insurance amid reports that reduced appropriations and skipped payments by two of the state’s four Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurers (Highmark and Independence Blue Cross) have left adultBasic on life support, with only enough funding to operate through February 2011.

Publication Features Personal Stories of Pennsylvania's Uninsured

Submitted by pahealth on December 8, 2009 - 2:59pm
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As Congress debates health care reform, a new report from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project offers a glimpse into the personal struggles of eight Pennsylvanians who have little or no health insurance coverage.

PA small businesses support healthcare reform

Submitted by pahealth on October 5, 2009 - 3:46pm
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Small businesses in Pennsylvania support healthcare reform to relieve them from skyrocketing health insurance rates.  A majority is prepared to accept a reasonable “pay or play” provision and a strong majority support an expanded range of insurance options, including a public plan. 

House Votes to Expand Health Care Coverage for Uninsured

Submitted by pahealth on April 1, 2008 - 4:54pm
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On March 17, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved legislation to expand health insurance options for the uninsured while also extending help to physicians in paying their medical malpractice insurance premiums.

The final tally (118-81) reflected bipartisan support as 17 Republicans joined all Democratic members in voting for the plan.

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