Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, strongly opposed the recommendation of the Institute of Medicine that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate coverage

Senate Bill 3 is a proposal that will clearly prohibit abortion coverage in the taxpayer supported insurance plans that will be created in Pennsylvania’s health insurance exchange as we implement the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It passed the state

As you know, the Pennsylvania Senate passed Senate Bill 3 by a vote of 37 to 12 on June 7. Senate Bill 3 allows Pennsylvania to prohibit insurance providers that participate in the insurance exchanges created by the federal health care reform law from covering elective abortion servic

Two important pro-life bills may be considered in the Senate early next week. Please contact your legislator today to urge him or her to vote pro-life!

The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires states to operate and maintain “health insurance exchanges” to provide a menu of low cost, government subsidized insurance plans to help otherwise uninsured people get access to necessary health care. The PPACA sp

State Senator Don White will be appearing on PCN tonight (Monday, February 28, 2011), from 7 to 8 pm for a live call-in show to discuss Senate Bill 3. Sen. White is the prime sponsor of the bill.

State Senator Don White will be appearing on PCN Monday, February 28, 2011, from 7 to 8 pm for a live call-in show to discuss Senate Bill 3. Sen. White is the prime sponsor of the bill.

On January 25, 2011, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted in favor of Senate Bill 3 with a 12-2 vote. The chairman, Senator Don White (R-Indiana), is the prime sponsor of the bill. Senate Bill 3 will allow Pennsylvania to prohibit insurance providers that participate in th

In March of 2010, the U.S. Congress passed a sweeping health care reform law – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Under the Act, states are required to operate and maintain “health insurance exchanges” to provide a menu of low cost, government su

Health care reform. Abortion. Adoption. Gay marriage. Education. These are among top issues tracked by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) in the 2009-2010 legislative session. What happened and where do we go from here?