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Mid-Session Legislative Wrap Up

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is taking a mid-session break and will resume session late in January 2018. 2017 was a very busy year and more issues are on the horizon for 2018. Here is the status of the several high priority bills that are on the legislative agenda of the Pennsylv
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January 05, 2018
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abortion, Catholic Education, Catholic health care, children's health insurance program, CHIP, Down Syndrome, homelessness, legislative review, PCC agenda, POLST, pro-life, reauthorization CHIP, right to try, SB 3, Senate Bill 3

Support House Bill 857: Children’s Insurance Extension

The Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association (PCHA) and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) support House Bill 857, which extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through December 31, 2017. PCHA and PCC have supported the CHIP program since its inception in 1992.
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April 16, 2015
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children's health insurance program, CHIP, House Bill 857, insurance, PCHA

Support Improvements to CHIP

PCHA and the PCC are advocating for passage of House Bill 2299, which amends the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to maximize opportunities for health care insurance coverage of children and simplify and streamline eligibility enrollment and the renewal processes for familie
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June 20, 2014
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children's health insurance program, CHIP, HB 2299, PCHA, Pennsylvania Catholic, pennsylvania catholic conference, Pennsylvania Catholics Network, S-CHIP

PCHA Urges Protection of Children’s Insurance Program

Sr. Clare Christi Schiefer, President of the Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association (PCHA), has signed onto a letter asking President Obama and Congressional leaders to support the national Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).   If Congress does not extend funding to CHI
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February 25, 2014
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Resolved: Cover All Kids

‘Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions. By now many of us are taking action to improve something in our lives or maybe we have already abandoned our good intentions. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has one resolution we cannot abandon – ensuring every child is covered by health i
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January 15, 2014
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Children’s Health Insurance Program Extended

Many more Pennsylvania children will have access to health care thanks to a reauthorization and expansion of the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Governor Tom Corbett signed the bill, the first piece of legislation associated with his Healthy Pennsylvania plan, on T
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October 17, 2013
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children's health insurance program, CHIP, CHIP Extended, Governor Corbett, Health Pennsylvania, pcc, PCHA, pennsylvania catholic conference, Pennsylvania Catholics Network, reauthorization CHIP

Healthy Pennsylvania Plan Will Give Hope to Uninsured

Governor Tom Corbett unveiled a plan to increase access to quality, affordable healthcare options for all Pennsylvanians he calls Healthy Pennsylvania. “My plan for a Healthy Pennsylvania works to ensure that every child has access to healthcare coverage and that every Pennsylvanian h
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September 17, 2013
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catholic long-term care, children's health insurance program, CHIP, Corbett, Governor Corbett, health care reform, healthcare, healthy pennsylvania, medicaid, Medicaid expansion PA

PA Passes 2013-2014 State Budget on Time

June 30 is a big day in Harrisburg. It is the constitutionally prescribed deadline for the General Assembly to approve a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Governor Tom Corbett signed the 2013-2014 budget with two hours to spare (read more about the governor’s highlights here
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July 01, 2013
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2013-2014 budget, budget, children's health insurance program, CHIP, educational improvement tax credit, EITC, Human development block grant, medicaid, opportunity scholarships, OSTC, state budget

Catholic Health Care Advocacy Then & Now

This article appears in the Spring 2013 issue of PCC’s Viewpoint newsletter. Catholic health care has been part of the Pennsylvania landscape since the first religious sisters bravely traveled to the New World to aid sick and vulnerable colonists in Philadelphia. With faith and
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June 24, 2013
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adultBasic, advance directives, Catholic health care, children's health insurance program, CHIP, emergency contraception, health insurance, living will, PCHA, PCHA 50th Anniversary

Extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program

On June 12, Sr. Clare Christi Schiefer, President of the PA Catholic Health Association, wrote to members of the PA Senate in support of extending the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP): “Pennsylvania’s children deserve to lead healthy, successful lives. Insurance
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June 12, 2013
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