Senator Vincent Hughes: Vote by Senate on Medicaid Expansion Shows Unacceptable Callousness to Plight of the Uninsured
HARRISBURG – July 3rd, 2013 – Senator Vincent Hughes released the following statement today on the Senate Republicans voting against putting Medicaid expansion language back in House Bill 1075: “I’m deeply disappointed that Senate Republicans voted against putting...Hughes Thanks Pennsylvania Senate for Passing Historic Medicaid Expansion Legislation
Harrisburg – June 30th, 2013 – Senator Vincent Hughes thanked the Pennsylvania Senate today for passing legislation that will implement Medicaid expansion in Pennsylvania. The legislation, which is included in House Bill 1075, is a major legislative step towards...Hughes Thanks Senate Health and Welfare Committee for Passing Language to Implement Medicaid Expansion
Harrisburg – June 28, 2013 – Senator Vincent Hughes thanked the Senate Health and Welfare Committee tonight for passing legislation that will implement Medicaid expansion in Pennsylvania. The language, which was offered as an amendment to House Bill 1075, is the first...Hughes Disappointed that Senate GOP Pulled Senate Bill 977 Instead of Holding Vote on Medicaid Expansion
Harrisburg – June 10, 2013 – Senator Vincent Hughes expressed his disappointment today that Senate Appropriations Committee did not consider Senate Bill 977, which Democrats planned to amend with a requirement that Pennsylvania participate in Medicaid expansion....Hughes to Introduce Amendment to Force Senate Appropriations Committee to Vote on Medicaid Expansion
Harrisburg – June 10, 2013 – Senator Vincent Hughes announced today that he will offer an amendment to Senate Bill 977 that will require Pennsylvania to participate in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Pennsylvania is eligible for more than $4 billion...Hughes: Report Backs Benefits of Medicaid Expansion Making Dollars Available for Schools
Harrisburg – April 23, 2013 – A new report by the state’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) says that more than $620 million in budget savings will be available to Pennsylvania if Medicaid is expanded — a portion of which can be used to better fund schools...Hughes: Economy League Study Details Benefits of Medicaid Expansion
Harrisburg, April 19, 2013 – The Pennsylvania Economy League (PEL) study on Medicaid expansion released this morning reinforces Senate Democratic arguments about the benefits of expansion, state Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) said today. Gov. Tom...Rand Study Supports Medicaid Expansion, Senators Say
Harrisburg, March 28, 2013 – Two top Democratic state Senators who have been urging the Corbett administration to expand Medicaid said the governor should pay attention to a new, detailed study commissioned by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) that shows the advantages of enrolling more Pennsylvanians in Medicaid.
Senate Democrats Announce Medicaid Expansion Legislation
Measure would require Pennsylvania’s participation HARRISBURG, March 13, 2013 – Senate Democrats announced sweeping legislation that would compel Pennsylvania to participate in the expansion of Medicaid so that 650,000 more Pennsylvanians would be covered by health...Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee Holds Hearing on Medicaid Expansion
Pittsburgh, March 8, 2013 – Democratic members of the state Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing in Pittsburgh today to receive testimony from local officials and health-care experts regarding Pennsylvania’s option to expand Medicaid coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act.