House Bill 818, the bill that would ensure taxpayers do not fund abortions through the federal health care exchange administered in PA, was voted out of the House Health Committee today by a vote of 15 to 9. HB 818 now proceeds to the full House for a vote. An identical piece of legis

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.

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