Gov. Wolf: GOP health care reform plan is a 'nightmare' stat : Philly Voice

Pennsylvania's highest-ranking Democratic leaders on Friday decried a preliminary health care reform plan that would overhaul the Affordable Care Act. "We need to fix the Affordable Care Act, not force people to lose their health care causing chaos and uncertainty." He has not made any statements on the GOP plan leaked to Politico. Wolf issued a statement urging Congress to reconsider the plans, saying it would cut health care for millions of Pennsylvanians, increase costs for seniors and jeopardize health security for people with pre-existing conditions. Wolf claimed it would "rip access" to health care from more than 1 million Pennsylvanians while hurting "nearly everyone" receiving commercial insurance, too.




Campus Health offers health insurance at nearly year-round coverage for both spring and fall and even summer sessions at various premiums. Students can visit these services without health insurance and pay out-of-pocket, use the UA health plan or use their own private insurance. RELATED: CAPS offers UA students mental health resourcesKenny Boyer, a criminal justice senior, used Campus Health Service for the first time last week. However, the UA has initiatives to implement better health care such as taking major health insurance providers in-state and having their own individual plans offered through Campus Health. UA nutritional sciences students Kiersten Kunkle (left) and Macie Andrews (right) walk out of the Campus Health Center on Feb. 5.


If you go:What: Health Care and Coverage in Massachusetts: What's Next? NORTHAMPTON -- With the future of the Affordable Care Act in limbo, many are wondering if Massachusetts could just go back to "Romneycare." The panelists are University of Massachusetts economics professor Gerald Friedman; Jackie Wolf, co-chair of the Massachusetts Campaign for Single-Payer Health Care, or Mass-Care; and Cheryl Zoll, executive director of Tapestry Health. These and other questions will be addressed at an upcoming panel discussion hosted by the Hampshire Health Action group. When: Wednesday, March 1 at 7 p.m.Where: Northampton Friends Meeting House, 43 Center St.



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