Concerns in Governor Corbett’s Medicaid Expansion
Governor Tom Corbett’s medicaid expansion plan sounds like “a step in the right direction” according to Erin Ninehouser , the Education and Outreach Director for Pennsylvania Health Access Network, but...
View ArticlePublic Forum: Addressing Your Questions On the Affordable Care Act
On Tuesday October 1st the health insurance exchange, a key part of the Affordable Care Act, opens for enrollment. While the various insurance plans and stipulations can be confusing, there are many...
View ArticlePA Health Access Network to Host ACA Awareness Event
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins Tuesday, and the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (PHAN) wants to make sure people understand what that means to them. PHAN is hosting a community...
View ArticlePHAN Holds Health Care Awareness Event
The Affordable Care Act goes into effect October 1 st , with the threat of a government shutdown. The House threatened the shutdown if the Affordable Care Act is not defunded and the Senate does not...
View ArticleThousands in PA Face Losing Federal Health Insurance Over Data Problems
More than 12,600 Pennsylvanians are at risk of losing their federal exchange health insurance this September if they do not resolve inconsistencies in their enrollment information, according to the...
View ArticleGovernor Wolf Begins Dismantling Corbett’s Healthy PA Program
When Tom Wolf was campaigning for Governor, he said he would do away with then-Governor Tom Corbett's Healthy PA plan, and replace it with a full Medicaid expansion supported by the Affordable Care...
View ArticleUninsured Pennsylvanians Feeling Impact Of Health Care Deadline
Tuesday is the deadline for consumers to choose a health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act in order to receive coverage by January 1, 2016. While the Pennsylvania Insurance Department ramps...
View ArticlePennsylvania Group Says Opioid Problem Will Get Worse Without Obamacare
The Pennsylvania Health Access Network is urging lawmakers against repealing the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion, saying it would intensify the state’s opioid abuse epidemic. “The opioid...
View ArticleIn Report, Pennsylvania Nurses Say They’re Stretched Thin And Spend Less Time...
A survey of 1,000 Pennsylvania nurses has revealed many feel they're overworked and spend less time doing patient care and more time on paperwork. The report, released by advocacy group Nurses of...
View ArticleTrump Health Insurance Order Could Mean Bigger Rate Increase In Pennsylvania
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania's leading hospital association and advocates for the poor all reacted strongly Friday to a move by the Trump administration to stop paying cost-sharing subsidies...
View Article
