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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

State Health Insurance Coverage – Pennsylvania

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  • Bill to expand Pa. health insurance sparks debate, By Michael Vitez and Heather J. Chin, July 1, 2009, Philadelphia Inquirer: “Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania hope to double the number of residents who receive state-sponsored health insurance, known as adultBasic, but Republicans fear the costs may be too high…”
  • Pennsylvania House expands health insurance to low-income adults, By Lauren Boyer, June 30, 2009, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Over Republican objections, state House Democrats voted yesterday to expand the state’s adultBasic health insurance program to cover more than 130,000 low-income adults…”