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USCCB Comments on Medicare’s Proposed Rule on Advance Care Planning

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted comments on September 4 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The comments relate to a Proposed Rule to incorporate end-of-life decision making or “Advance Care Plannin
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September 09, 2015
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advance directives, end of life, health and human services, health care advance directives, living will, medicare, patient self determination act, united states conference of catholic bishops, USCCB

PCHA and PCC Urge Consideration for Expanding Medicaid Eligibility

    The Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association (PCHA) and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) issued this statement today urging the governor and the General Assembly to consider expanding Medicaid eligibility: The Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association (PCHA) and
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April 11, 2013
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Catholic Health, Catholic health care, Health Care, medicaid, Medicaid expansion PA, medicare, pcc, PCHA, Sr. Clare Christi Schieffer

State budget stalemate – Viewpoint Summer 2009

Summer is coming to a close, but the Pennsylvania General Assembly still has unfinished business. Although constitutionally required to pass a balanced budget by June 30, lawmakers in Harrisburg are still deliberating over what programs to fund and how to pay for them.As a stop-gap me
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August 25, 2009
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budget, Catholic Charities, education, human services, medicare, state funding, Viewpoint

PCHA: Restore hospital funding

Representing Pennsylvania’s Catholic hospitals and health systems, the Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association (PCHA) joined the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and others at a press conference today.   The concerned organizations presented a petit
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July 14, 2009
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budget, catholic hospitals, Health Care, healthcare, hospitals, medicaid, medicare, state funding

2005-2006 Legislative Session Comes to an End

Another two-year legislative session is ending in Harrisburg. Hundreds of public policy proposals were discussed and done, or left undone by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) and the Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association (PCHA) tracked an
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November 01, 2006
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abortion, child care, children's health insurance program, CHIP, EITC, medicaid, medicare, minimum wage, nursing homes, state funding

2006-2007 Commonwealth Budget Review

Last month Governor Ed Rendell proposed a $54.2 billion spending plan for the fiscal year 2006-2007. State legislators will debate and discuss the dollar figures and policy implications of each line item over the next several months. Ideally, a final bill will pass the House of Repres
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March 01, 2006
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abortion alternatives, alternatives to abortion, budget, Catholic Charities, CHIP, crisis pregnancy, DPW, health insurance, human services, medicaid, medicare, pregnancy support centers, real alternatives, state aid, state funding, welfare

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