How an Obama presidency might affect healthcare in PA
An Obama presidency may increase the likelihood of Gov. Rendell’s plan being approved.
Latest in Philly Inquirer health insurance series
A woman with an abdominal tumor and no health insurance tries to get care.
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.
Nearly 10 percent of Northeastern PA seniors were uninsured in 2005
Nearly one in 10 residents younger than 65 was uninsured in seven Northeast Pennsylvania counties during 2005, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates, reports the Times-Tribune.
Philly Inquirer columnist: Healthcare is voters’ top priority
Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer features a column by staffer Karen Heller, in which she says that healthcare is at the top of Americans’ minds as they consider the presidential candidates.
Philadelphia Inquirer series discusses patients who use fake names to get emergency care
In the latest installment of “Falling Through: Casualties of the Health Insurance Crisis,” Philadelphia Inquirer writer Michael Vitez tells the story of a working young man who could not afford health insurance, and almost refused emergency care for an abnormal heart beat because of it.
Update on the Philadelphia Inquirer’s healthcare series
Last week, HealthPoint PA told you about a new series that a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter is working on, called Falling Through: Casualties of the Health Insurance Crisis. Now gaining national attention, the series is on its 3rd installment.
Two PA medical societies propose compromise
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Medical Society and Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society co-submitted a letter to Gov. Rendell and Senators Pileggi, Erickson, and White; offering their idea of a compromise on the healthcare issue, for which legislators cannot reach a consensus on policies concerning the uninsured and MCARE.
Calls for healthcare reform around PA
With the end of the fall legislative session coming up soon, legislators and advocacy groups concerned with a new healthcare plan for PA are scrambling to get their opinions heard and their bills passed.
Healthcare policy on the national level
Kaiser Network News has two recent reports on national healthcare legislation that would affect Pennsylvanians: one on state Medicaid funding, and one on healthcare for veterans.