Current+Legislations

 Current Legislation in Pennsylvania **  > > > Just-Health Care is a membership organization which supports single payer universal health care coverage. Just Health Care works to influence public policy and to educate, empower and mobilize citiz  ens about the growing crisis in the U. S. health care system and encourage them to join and to support signifcant and meaningful health care reform. > Just-Health Care is an umbrella for two organizations: > - PUSH Pennsylvanians United for Single Payer Healthcare (Lobbying)  
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 * SB 37 Amends the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001. Adds definitions, in health investment insurance, expanding adult basic coverage insurance. Provides that a qualified adult or small employer may purchase adult basic coverage insurance under certain circumstances; provides that a taxpayer who incurs a qualified health insurance expense in a taxable year may apply for a health insurance premium tax credit. To Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance . [[image:hillarycare_2_0-727881.jpg align="center"]]
 * **PENNSYLVANIA **(Philadelphia)
 * - PUR-HC Pennsylvanians United for Reform in Healthcare (Education & fundraising
 * **(Medicaid)** HB 1391 Relates to optional Medicaid payments for the medically needy. Removes limitations on provision of services to certain persons age 65 or older, families, persons who are blind or disabled, pregnant women, and children
 *  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 0, 119);">SB 13 Removes the provision that participants in the Delaware Healthy Children Program pay a premium to participate, while allowing the Department of Health and Social Services to consider instituting minimal co-payments for health services in order to recover a portion of the revenue that would be lost due to the absence of premium payments. To Senate Committee on Finance 1/27/2009