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.
Rep. Watson bill would redirect money to healthcare clinics
HB 1626 would offer grants to community-based healthcare clinics, and be funded by a portion of the revenue collected from PA’s cigarette tax.
Group wants to start clinic for working uninsured
A coalition of community leaders hopes to open a free health clinic for the working uninsured and underinsured in Lebanon County this year.
Healthcare advocacy group tallies “hidden health tax”
The extra costs paid go toward covering healthcare costs for the uninsured, says Families USA.
Legislative briefing discussed rural healthcare issues
Rural Pennsylvanians face healthcare issues more than just a lack of insurance.
Philly Dept. of Public Health proposes using a sliding scale to determine fees for non-insured patients
Policies at the city’s eight primary-care health centers – free care for everyone, with or without insurance – has recently raised questions of fairness and fiscal responsibility; reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Rep. DeLuca introduces bill that would help fund adultBasic
His proposal would impose a new tax on political advertisements.
Patients may now see fees at area health clinics
Uninsured Philadelphians were once able to receive free care at local health clinics. These days may be gone, however, and patients may have to pay fees on a sliding scale – just one of many impacts of the city’s current budget crunch. Although the charges will be nominal, the effects will be hard on some.
PA Senate Republicans using Altoona free clinic as model for their healthcare plan
Their proposed HealthNET PA would establish a network of clinics to serve adults who don’t qualify for Medicaid, but still don’t make enough money to buy private insurance.
PA senators and hospitals concerned over proposed hospital funding cuts
Senators and hospitals yesterday questions why the Rendell administration is cutting funding to hospitals that disproportionately serve Medicaid patients and the uninsured, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.