uninsured adults

AdultBasic Sings the Blues

Submitted by Chris Lilienthal on August 2, 2010 - 1:15pm

Last week, PHAN organized five events across the Commonwealth to call on state lawmakers to preserve the adultBasic health insurance program.

Before our statewide Day of Action, few people were aware that the program, which provides affordable, no frills health coverage to adults earning up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, was in jeopardy.

Volunteer Leaders Fight to Save adultBasic

Submitted by Athena Ford on May 5, 2010 - 4:04pm

AdultBasic, an affordable health insurance option for low-income Pennsylvanians is set to expire come December. Knowing it is the only program in PA of its kind and that 40,000 people will lose their health insurance if it dies, PHAN volunteers stepped up to help save it yesterday.

PA House readies adultBasic bill for passage

Submitted by pahealth on June 17, 2009 - 1:47pm

Pennsylvania's "people's house" is getting ready to again send to the Senate legislation to help more of our state's one million uninsured, working-age adults buy affordable health insurance through adultBasic.

Houe members debated House Bill 1 for nearly five hours on June 12th, accepting a handful amendments while defeating at least a dozen more. The votes on the defeated amendments were close and along party lines.

Warren physician endorses SB 1137, PA Access to Basic Care

Submitted by pahealth on June 4, 2008 - 5:43pm

Dr. David M. McConnell, Jr., a general pediatrician in rural northwest Pennsylvania, endorsed Senate Bill 1137 and Pennsylvania Access to Basic Care (PA ABC) in a June 4th letter to the Warren Times Observer.

"I work with many families that have no health insurance for the parents of my patients. Even if they have Medicaid or other insurance for their children’s health care coverage, these parents do not have coverage for themselves, in spite of full-time jobs. This becomes even more critical when there is a special needs child in the family."

“The need is urgent and it is time for action.”

Submitted by pahealth on May 27, 2008 - 1:29pm

Karen F. Snider, former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, wrote in the May 22nd edition of the Harrisburg Patriot-News in support of expanded health insurance coverage.