Pennsylvania House bill expands subsidized plans, phases out liability fund
April 6th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — The Pennsylvania House last month adopted a bill that would expand access to health insurance, but physicians have concerns about the measure’s funding and mandate for physicians to participate in its health plans.
The legislation, passed 118-81 on March 17, would provide coverage through state-subsidized private health plans to an estimated 218,000 of the state’s 767,000 uninsured adults by 2012. It would gradually phase out the state’s medical liability program. Democratic House leaders added the health expansion plan, called Pennsylvania Access to Basic Care, or PA ABC, to the liability reform bill.
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