How to File Healthcare Complaints
Our last post, Trouble Getting Care? File a Complaint, explained how complaints can be used to solve problems with healthcare access when talking to y
Trouble Getting Care? File a Complaint
Every day PHAN receives phone calls from people all over PA having trouble accessing healthcare services. Many people we talk to have already called t
Changes to PA Medicaid: What You Need to Know
Medicaid plans in Pennsylvania are changing! Some plans will no longer be offered at all in certain areas of the state, which means you might have to
Treating People With Disabilities Part 2
Our last post, Treating People With Disabilities: What Healthcare Professionals Should Know, covered how healthcare professionals’ level of comfort
PHAN Statement on Passage of Build Back Better in the House
Today, the Build Back Better package was passed in the U.S. House. Antoinette Kraus, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, rel
The Better Care Better Jobs Act will Improve Access to Care and Provide Better Wages for Caregivers
PHAN is working to support the Better Care Better Jobs Act, a historic investment in Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS). The bill was i
Introducing PHAN’s 2021 Summer Interns!
We're so happy to welcome our 2021 summer interns to PHAN! We asked them to introduce themselves below: Korie Eldemire: Hello! My name is Kori
Study shows 1 in 2 Pennsylvanians is worried about high prescription drug costs
Many Pennsylvanians struggle with high prescription drug costs. In the second Pennsylvania-specific survey on healthcare affordability released in 202
The American Rescue Plan will make healthcare more affordable. Here’s how.
On March 10th, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The $1.9 trillion bill will help Americans through the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. I
Healthcare Continues to be Unaffordable as Prescription Drug Prices Rise in 2021
The high and rising cost of prescription drugs is a huge barrier to affordable healthcare in Pennsylvania, and across the nation. Despite both Democra