PathWays PA Policy Blog

From our friends at PHAN and PUP. Join us this Thursday, September 26th 10:00 AM for an informative workshop. You'll learn about: New rights and protections for folks with private health insurance. New benefits for Medicare recipients and changes to Medicare Advantage What the new insurance marketplace is and how to sign up for coverage What Medicaid expansion could mean for Pennsylvania Latest updates from Harrisburg and DC PLUS there will be plenty of time for your questions PHAN is proud to be presenting at this workshop put together by our friends at the Philadelphia Unemployment Project. Join: Thursday, September 26th at 10:00 AM at the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO office, 22 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia. Looking forward to seeing you there! (For more information call the Philadelphia Unemployment Project at 215-557-0822)

Our taxes make human needs programs possible - like SNAP and WIC benefits, Medicaid and Medicare, Pell Grants and public education, and low-income housing - possible. They are investments in our common good. Participate in a "Tax Day" email action or in-person action today: Email Action -Please tell your Senators and Representative to work for a budget that increases taxes on the wealthy and on profitable corporations, and that does not cut vital programs that prevent hardship and allow our economy to grow. Your voice is needed. Click here to send an email to your members of Congress.  In-Person Events - Take action alongside thousands of people around the country at in-person events to demand that our budget policies reflect our community priorities. Click here to find a "Tax Day" event near you .

If you or a loved one is forced to stretch medication doses and leave prescriptions unfilled, please   tell your story   so HCAN can explain how Americans would benefit from lower drug prices.  Cutting benefits won’t reduce the deficit, it will just shift costs to seniors, people with disabilities, their families and the states. Instead of cutting benefits, Congress should cut waste by letting Medicare use its vast purchasing power to bargain with prescription drug companies and drive down prices. That will save $112 billion over 10 years , according to the Congressional Budget Office. That’s why across the country, seniors, people with disabilities and families are struggling to afford their medicines, resorting to stretching doses and leaving prescriptions unfilled. Right now, insurers, hospitals and the Department of Veterans Affairs all bargain with pharmaceutical companies for lower drug costs. But Congress won't let Medicare use its buying power to ...