Americans Scale Back Health Related Services and Procedures
A growing number of Americans are skipping routine doctor’s appointments and elective surgeries as a result of being uninsured or having a high premium.
Wilkes-Barre Church Opens Free Health Clinic
A Wilkes-Barre church has opened a free health clinic to help members of the community who are uninsured.
Montgomery Hospital Sees increase in Births, Costs
The Montgomery Hopsital Medical center has seen a drastic rise in births, many of which to mothers with no health insurance.
Study examines the cost effects on individual states of health reform’s Medicaid expansion
The study predicts a significant reduction in the number of uninsured adults in Pennsylvania, with the federal government paying a majority of the costs.
Post-Gazette: Health care reform reaches people in need through Pittsburgh community health centers
Probably the biggest provision in the reform package is $11 billion earmarked for new funding for the community health centers program over five years beginning in fiscal year 2011, which starts in October, reports the newspaper.
Senate approves community-based health care clinics program
If passed, the bill would establish the framework for a program to expand the use of community health care clinics as a way to serve the uninsured and/or low income Pennsylvanians.
Uninsured adults waiting to get coverage from PA’s health plan will face increased costs
Beginning March 1, those who choose to pay an at-cost monthly premium for coverage while waiting for a spot to open for them in the much cheaper program will see their monthly premium go from an average of $330 to $600.
U.S. Census data shows rate of uninsured people in counties across PA
Newspapers across the state area reporting on how their counties fared.
Bus for prescription assistance program will make rounds in PA during July
The “Help is Here Express” bus will tour Pennsylvania, to help those who struggle to pay for their prescription medications.
Arguments over adultBasic expansion rave on
You know the drill: Dems want more people to be eligible for the medical assistance program, but Repubs say an expansion would cost too much money, especially in the current economic climate.