Health Care

Medicaid Expansion Myths and Facts

• April 2, 2013

For our fiscal health, and the health of families, we desperately need the flexibility to allow state officials to design a solution that fits the needs of Pennsylvanians-not an…

Fact Sheet

Health Care

Medicaid Expansion Deals Don’t Deliver

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 1, 2013

Time is ticking for President Obama to get more buy-in on a pivotal part of Obamacare—Medicaid expansion. States are under immense pressure to accept an influx of federal funds in…

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Health Care

Will Medicaid Expansion Boost Pennsylvania’s Economy?

• Priya Brannick
• March 29, 2013

A new study commissioned by the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania predicts that if the state expands Medicaid, the program will produce $3.2 billion in annual growth over…

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Health Care

Note to Lawmakers: The Power Is Yours!

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 22, 2013

One of my favorite cartoon’s growing up was Captain Planet. The cartoon’s catchy theme song ended with an emphatic, “The power is yours!” It’s a message all of our state lawmakers…

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Medicaid expansion issues to consider

• March 22, 2013

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Health Care

Expanding Medicaid: Eat Now, Starve Later

• Nathan Benefield
• March 20, 2013

When the governor released his budget last month, the loudest opposition hinged on Medicaid - government insurance for the poor and disabled. Advocates of expanding the program via the Affordable…

Commentary

Letters: Expanded Medicaid won’t improve cancer care

• March 20, 2013

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Health Care

Sequester-Sized Savings

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 15, 2013

We’ve already busted the myth that federal money for the expansion of Medicaid is somehow “free.” As Nathan Benefield explains, government only distributes what if first taxes out of…

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LETTER: Corbett must stand by rejection of Medicaid expansion to avoid chaos

• March 6, 2013

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