State’s Medicaid expansion, Healthy PA, to begin enrollment

• October 1, 2014

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Writer got it wrong on Medicaid expansion: PennLive letters

• September 5, 2014

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Health Care

Healthy PA Approved, but Still Room to Improve

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 29, 2014

On Thursday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced approval of the Healthy PA waiver, including a new private coverage option. But the approved waiver severely limited…

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Government approves compromise on Corbett’s alternative Medicaid plan

• August 29, 2014

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Pennsylvania Deserves Flexibility in Medicaid Reform

• August 28, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Without Fed’s Flexibility, Commonwealth Should Walk Away from Healthy PA August 28, 2014, HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Commonwealth Foundation commends Gov. Corbett for…

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Medicaid expansion report tallies what state is missing

• July 7, 2014

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State Budget

House Plan a Positive Step in Budget Negotiations

• June 25, 2014

House Plan a Positive Step in Budget Negotiations Proposes Modest Spending Increase and Avoids Pitfalls Yesterday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced a no-tax-increase budget bill. Crucially, this bill…

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State Budget

House Budget Holds the Line on Taxes

• Nathan Benefield
• June 25, 2014

Yesterday, the PA House of Representatives advanced a $29.1 billion spending bill. This bill could be voted on by the full House today. There is much to like in this…

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State Budget

Lack of Priorities Triggers PA Budget Crisis

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 23, 2014

Pennsylvania has a prioritization problem. Recent controversies about the State Racing Fund and the legislature’s reserve fund provide two examples of why Pennsylvania consistently wrestles with budget crises. Auditor General…

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