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...Senate Democrats Seek Job Creation, Education, Safety Net Dollars in Budget Discussions
Harrisburg, April 17, 2013 – Senate Democrats’ 2013-14 budget priorities are heavily weighted toward job creation, education investments, strengthening the social-services safety net, modernizing liquor sales and refocusing Pennsylvania’s business tax menu to help...Hughes: Fewer Children Now Covered by CHIP Continues Sad Corbett Administration Trend
Harrisburg, April 2, 2013 – The revelation that 93,000 children are no longer enrolled in Pennsylvania’s children’s health insurance program is the continuation of a disturbing Corbett administration trend, state Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery)...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.
Hughes Supports SRC Call for Corbett Administration to Plug Budget Hole
Philadelphia, March 28, 2013 – State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes released the following statement today after the Philadelphia School Reform Commission (SRC) outlined its revenue needs for the coming year in its new budget. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), the...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.