Partnership for Prescription Assistance program making rounds in PA
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance program– a bus tour staffed by trained specialists able to quickly help uninsured patients in need access information on more than 475 patient assistance programs– is making its rounds around Pennsylvania this coming week.
Philadelphia Inquirer to feature series on casualties of the healthcare system
The first story in the series, published today, tells the story of a man whose cancer treatments left him $27,000 in debt.
Dental clinics overwhelmed by those in need of affordable care
A recent article by the Central Penn Business Journal calls attention to a healthcare issue that has so far been under both the media and legislators’ radars: Dental care.
Patriot-News editors support Medicaid carve-out
In an article published in today’s paper, the editors of the Patriot-News voice their support for Rendell’s proposal to have the state take over management of pharmacy benefits for all medical assistance recipients.
Lewistown caregivers call for nursing home funding
Caregivers from two long-term care facilities in Lewistown will join more than 500 nursing home caregivers from across Pennsylvania at the state Capitol today to call on the Rendell administration and the General Assembly to increase funding for the care of Medical Assistance nursing home residents in the 2008-09 state budget, reports the Lewistown Sentinel.
P&T Transparency
With the increased interest by the DPW to institute a pharmacy benefit carve out from the managed care organizations; more attention has been placed on the Department’s Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee (P&T) which determines the drugs placed on the state’s PDL.
Medical Assistance
The Medical Assistance (MA) program, which is sometimes also called Medicaid, is a joint state/federal program that pays for health care services for about 1.9 million Pennsylvania residents. Depending upon your eligibility category, covered services may include: physician and clinic visits; inpatient hospital care; home health care; medical supplies and equipment; nursing facility care; inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and drug and alcohol services; prescription drugs; dental and other medically necessary services.