Pennsylvania Senate

PA Senate budget would cut children's health insurance

Submitted by pahealth on May 27, 2009 - 2:45pm
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The budget plan passed by the Pennsylvania Senate in early May would mean 12,000 fewer children would be covered by health insurance in the 2009-10 fiscal year.

At a May 27th news conference, Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario described the impact of the Senate's plan to cut nearly $8 million from the amount proposed earlier this spring by Governor Ed Rendell for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

PA Senate budget plan would weaken health system

Submitted by pahealth on May 18, 2009 - 5:43pm
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The budget plan passed by the Pennsylvania Senate in early May would make deep cuts in Pennsylvania's public health protections. 

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Senate fails to act on health care

Submitted by pahealth on October 9, 2008 - 3:16pm
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In the last scheduled session day of the 2008-09 Pennsylvania Senate, Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi withdrew health-related bills from the calendar, thereby denying Democratic members the opportunity to offer Pennsyvlania Access to Basic Care (PA ABC) as an amendment to a related bill.

Pileggi's action ensured that PA ABC, the House-passed plan to modernize the state's adultBasic program and expand enrollment by at least 200,000 uninsured individuals, would die in the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee.

Newspaper editors call on PA Senate to act on health insurance

Submitted by pahealth on October 7, 2008 - 2:08pm
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Editors from across the state are voicing criticism of the Pennsylvania Senate for failing to act to help the uninsured.  More than 200 days have passed since the Pennsylvania House passed legislation to create Pennsylvanis Access to Basic Care, a program to offer affordable health insurance to 272,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians. During that time, the Senate's Republican leaders have refused to bring the House plan up for debate.

Senator Regola undecided about health insurance plan for small business

Submitted by pahealth on May 22, 2008 - 1:43pm
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Governor Ed Rendell visited Community Action of Westmoreland County on May 21st to talk about a House-passed plan to provide health insurance to uninsured adults who are working full-time.  The Pittsburgh Tribune Review covered the event.

PHAN asks for hearing on HB 2005

Submitted by pahealth on May 16, 2008 - 5:14pm
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The Pennsylvania Health Access Network has requested Senate Banking and Insurance Committee chairman Don White "to promptly schedule a hearing on House Bill 2005."  The request is contained in a May 15th letter to White and the other members of the Committee.

“Poor Pennsylvanians need access to care” - an editorial in the Allentown Morning Call

Submitted by pahealth on May 1, 2008 - 2:43pm
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In an April 29th editorial, the editors of the Allentown Morning Call called upon the Pennsylvania State Senate to "extend health insurance coverage to as many Pennsylvanians as they can". Here are two excerpts.

Where does your state senator stand on health care? - An op-ed in the Allentown Morning Call

Submitted by pahealth on May 1, 2008 - 1:58pm
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The Pennsylvania state senate is in the middle of a major debate on health care that will be decided by the end of June.  In this April 29th editorial, Berry Friesen, Public Affairs Manager for the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, sorts out the key issues and  identifies the crucial questions.  He asks consumers to contact their senators and let their voices be heard. Here are two excerpts.

Thirty Consumer Groups Ask Pileggi for Vote on House Health Insurance Bills

Submitted by pahealth on April 28, 2008 - 2:06pm
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Thirty consumer-related groups from across the state have requested Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi to bring three health-related bills recently passed by the House to the Senate floor for debate and a vote by the full membership.  The three bills, each of which passed the House with bipartisan support, are 

“Malpractice: Senate Republicans are Blocking Health Care” - An editorial from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Submitted by pahealth on April 21, 2008 - 7:03pm
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The editors of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have taken a strong stand in support of Senate Bill 1137. (That is the bill before the Pennsylvania Senate that would expand health insurance among the uninsured while also helping doctors pay for medical malpractice insurance.) Here are two quotes.

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