Healthy Me PA has been at the forefront of encouraging state legislators and the governor to maintain funding for Pennsylvania’s critical access hospitals, obstetric and neonatal intensive care units, burn centers, and trauma centers. The efforts have been successful...
Pennsylvanians with complex medical issues may soon have additional options when it comes to post-acute care, thanks to a proposed program to be considered by the state Legislature this year. The hospital patient care transition program (PaCT) would enable hospitals...
The House and Senate return to Harrisburg next month. Here are some health care issues they will consider. Under Senate Bill 351, acts of physical violence against hospital workers, where there is bodily injury, would be felony assaults. House Bill 39 would help...
Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Legislature agreed to a $34 billion budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year that continues to fund important health care and hospital programs while boosting funding for education and tucking away money for a rainy day, all without a tax...
The Pennsylvania state budget process is heating up this month, and you might be surprised to know there are several important groups, other than the legislators, involved in shaping the final budget. There are hundreds of advocacy groups in Pennsylvania, and the goal...
Stay in the know about the budget process before it makes itself into legislation by June 30.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced his plan for a state budget this week. During the speech, he outlined spending priorities for issues ranging from education and infrastructure to the workforce and economic investment. The budget speech is the start of a traditionally long and...
Most everyone needs and uses health care at some point in their lives. You really should understand government policies and proposals about health care. They affect you, your family, and your community! Issues from hospital funding to insurance coverage, the opioid...