Medicaid Expansion Update
Tweet On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Health Access Network and Families USA issued a report on the economics of Medicaid expansion in Pennsylvania. The report and the reaction of Governor Corbett’s...
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Tom Corbett: Conspiracy Theorist
Tweet Governor Tom Corbett traveled to Washington yesterday to participate, along with Governors Paul LePage of Maine and Scott Walker of Wisconsin, in a Small Business Summit sponsored by the U. S....
View ArticleNo Medicaid Expansion = Higher Health Insurance Premiums
Tweet The Rand Corporation has published a study of the predicted effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on private insurance markets in 2014. Like several other recent reports, they conclude that...
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A Clouded Vision, Part 1: The Stick
Tweet With his reelection campaign coming up next year, PA Governor Tom Corbett is apparently no longer able to resist the pressure to accept Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....
View ArticleA Clouded Vision, Part 2: The Carrot
Tweet Please read Part 1 of this post. The Carrot If the Obama administration agrees to the Medicaid “reforms” described in Part 1, then Pennsylvania will accept its gift of virtually free money....
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Gubernatorial Candidate Forum 1/26/14
Tweet This coming Sunday, January 26 the Pittsburgh 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club will be holding a forum of the eight candidates for Governor of PA, It will be held in McConomy auditorium on...
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Will Ferrell and Larry the Cable Guy’s take on the Affordable Care Act and...
Tweet Not This Will Ferrell Healthcare for All PA board member Will Ferrell (not the star of Anchoman 2) has shared the great clip above of NBCs medical analyst Dr. Nancy Snyderman endorsing single...
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Medicaid Expansion at a Crossroads
Tweet On Monday there will be a Rally for Medicaid expansion in Harrisburg. There will be a meeting with Legislators at 11:30 followed by the Rally in the small rotunda in the Capitol Building near...
View ArticleHealth Care and the 2014 Election in Pennsylvania
Tweet Gov. Corbett has conceded defeat in this years gubernatorial race with 55% of the vote as of this posting. The NBC exit poll asked voters a variety of questions which showed Governor Elect Tom...
View ArticleWIUP-FM Podcast on Single Payer
Tweet In early 2014 I participated in a radio discussion on the need for comprehensive single payer healthcare reform on WIUP FM radio in Indiana, PA. Eric Barker of the Center for Community...
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