Category Archives: Health

Corbett Aide Says if Medicaid is Expanded it Will Be in 2015; Issue Lives for PA 2014 Gov. Race

Posted on May 16, 2013 by | Discuss this post |

This week a top aide to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said that if the governor winds up accepting the expansion of Medicaid under ObamaCare, it probably won’t be until 2015. If that’s how it happens, it will mean hundreds of … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Elections, Governor Corbett, Health, Issues, National Politics, Social Services, State Government

PA Republicans Attack ObamaCare on Medicaid & Abortion – PA Headlines 1/4 Counterpoint PA 5/1-2/2013 (with transcript)

Posted on May 1, 2013 by | Discuss this post |

Welcome to Counterpoint PA, I’m your host, Aaron DiDonato. First up, PA Headlines. Pennsylvania Republicans are doing everything they can to weaken the implementation of President Obama’s health insurance reform law, often referred to as ObamaCare, here in Pennsylvania. Part … More after the jump →

Posted in Governor Corbett, Health, House of Representatives, Social Services, State Government

Shut Up or Get Out: PA City Punishes Domestic Violence Victims Who Call the Police

Posted on April 26, 2013 by | 1 Comment |

Cross-posted with the gracious permission of ACLU’s Sandra Park, see original post here. Last year in Norristown, Pa., Lakisha Briggs’ boyfriend physically assaulted her, and the police arrested him. But in a cruel turn of events, a police officer then … More after the jump →

Posted in Civil Rights, Health, Miscellany, Regional News, Social Services

Democrats Join Republicans in Pennsylvania War on “Welfare”

Posted on April 17, 2013 by | 3 Comments |

It doesn’t greatly disappoint me that there are Republicans in the PA Legislature who hate the idea of “welfare” so much that they want to take away millions of dollars that were supposed to go to helping people in need … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Health, House of Representatives, Senate, Social Services, State Government

Fracking Resumes Less Than a Month After 200,000+ Gallon Spill

Posted on April 11, 2013 by | 4 Comments |

Last month, seven homes in Wyoming County, PA had to be evacuated when a natural gas drilling rig had a blowout, and gallon after gallon of fracking waste-water began spilling out uncontrollably. Now, not even a full month later, fracking … More after the jump →

Posted in Environment and Energy, Health, State Government

Union Fights Corbett Administration Decision to Close Nearly Half of Pennsylvania’s Health Centers

Posted on April 9, 2013 by | 2 Comments |

There are currently 60 health care centers across Pennsylvania where people who have illnesses or injuries but don’t have the money for treatment can go for care. The Corbett administration is now planning to close nearly half of them before … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Governor Corbett, Health, House of Representatives, Judiciary, Labor and Unions, Senate, Social Services, State Government

Catching up with the World: A Universal Health Care System for Pennsylvania

Posted on April 4, 2013 by | 1 Comment |

A bill that would provide universal health care coverage for all Pennsylvanians is being considered in the PA Legislature, and a new study about the plan says it would be just as healthy for the commonwealth’s economy as its citizens. … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Business, Health, House of Representatives, Miscellany, Senate, Social Services, State Government, The Economy Tagged , , , ,

Governor Corbett Signs Executive Order Legalizing Marijuana

Posted on April 1, 2013 by | 20 Comments |

APRIL 1ST – Late yesterday evening, Governor Tom Corbett stunned both liberals and conservatives alike when he drafted and signed an executive order that legal experts believe legalizes the possession, cultivation, and distribution of marijuana, commonly referred to as “weed.”

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Civil Rights, Governor Corbett, Health Tagged

Actually Harrisburg Could Use More “Washington-Style Politics”

Posted on January 30, 2013 by | 1 Comment |

ScarJoe is whining about the prospect of merging alcohol reform with transportation funding, because he doesn’t want alcohol reform to pass. He knows that he and most other Republicans would end up voting for it if it was tied to … More after the jump →

Posted in Health, Transportation Tagged

PA Gun Owners Support Background Checks 95-4

Posted on January 30, 2013 by | Comments Off |

Keegan Gibson reads the new Quinnipiac poll. Looks like things really are different after Newtown: According to the latest poll from Quinnipiac, Pa. has near-unanimous public support for universal background checks (95% to 5%) and healthy support for a ban … More after the jump →

Posted in Health