Health Care Segregation Not Equal

Mar. 06, 2019 /

Segregation is alive and well in the Commonwealth, at least in our medical assistance program. For the past 20 years in the Commonwealth, we have operated a segregated health care system under medical assistance, carving out behavioral health run at the county level but physical health overseen at the state level.

Policy Committee Continues Focus on Good Jobs for PA with Visit to The Wistar Institute

Mar. 04, 2019 /

WHAT: As part of the House Republican Caucus’s Good Jobs for PA (#GoodJobs4PA) legislative package, the House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest), will visit Philadelphia’s Wistar Institute to discuss its mission as well as its direct relationship with the Community College of Philadelphia to educate and train students for careers in the biomedical field.

Local Legislators to Host REAL ID Pre-Verification Event in New Freedom

Feb. 28, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – With REAL IDs about to be made available in Pennsylvania, Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and Mike Jones (R-York Township) and Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) have teamed up to host an event to assist residents with pre-verifying documents required to obtain a REAL ID. The event will be held at the New Freedom Community Center, located at 150 E. Main St. in New Freedom, on Monday, March 4, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Lawmakers Chosen as Co-Chairs for Pennsylvania Rare Disease Caucus

Feb. 27, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – In honor of National Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28, Reps. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery) and Mark Longietti (D-Mercer), as well as Sens. Judy Ward (R-Blair/Cumberland/Franklin/Fulton/Huntingdon) and John Blake (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) will serve as co-chairs for Pennsylvania’s Rare Disease Caucus for the 2019-20 Legislative Session.

Mizgorski Hosts REAL ID Informational Event

Feb. 26, 2019 /

ALISON PARK – Rep. Lori Mizgorski (R-Allegheny) will be hosting a REAL ID informational event on Thursday, March 7, from 6:30-8:00pm, in the Richland Community Room at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia.

Oberlander Asks PA Supreme Court to Keep Venue Rule

Feb. 25, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – House Majority Policy Committee Chairman Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) said today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court should preserve a procedural court rule on venue that seeks to protect access to health care across the Commonwealth and asked the court to especially consider the harmful impact such a repeal could have on patients.

PA Game, Fish and Boat Commissions to Appear Before House Committee

Feb. 25, 2019 /

WHAT: Members of the House Game and Fisheries Committee, chaired by state Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-York), will question both the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and Fish and Boat Commission PFBC) about their annual reports. Subjects to be discussed include the desire of both commissions to set their own license fees.

Good Jobs for PA Are Focus of Pittsburgh Trade Union Tours

Feb. 22, 2019 /

WHAT: As part of the House Republican Caucus’s Good Jobs for PA (#GoodJobs4PA) legislative package, the House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest), will tour three locations in western Pennsylvania to promote workforce development. An important element of the workforce development issue in Pennsylvania is linking the trades with qualified workers. Three unions in Pittsburgh have taken a hands-on approach to this method by developing their own successful training and apprenticeship programs.

Thomas Hosts Hearing on Human Trafficking

Feb. 22, 2019 /

HARRISBURG-- The abuse began when “Susan” turned eight; by age 13, she was a runaway with a boyfriend who sold her for food. Three years later, she acquired an “agent” in Miami who shipped her to Baltimore to work for an organized ring that sent women to “the block,” an area known for strip clubs and prostitution.

House Passes Kauffman Bill to Improve Patient Safety

Feb. 22, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives this week passed legislation that would require certain surgical team professionals be accredited and take continuing education courses in order to enhance patient safety, said Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), author of the bill.

Borowicz to Host Lock Haven and Milesburg District Office Open Houses

Feb. 22, 2019 /

LOCK HAVEN – Continuing to honor her commitment to make state government more transparent, responsive and accountable to the people, Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Centre/Clinton) cordially invites all District 76 residents to attend either of her upcoming Lock Haven and Milesburg district office open houses on the following dates:

Local Legislators to Host REAL ID Pre-Verification Event in New Freedom

Feb. 21, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – With REAL IDs about to be made available in Pennsylvania, Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and Mike Jones (R-York Township) and Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) have teamed up to host an event to assist residents with pre-verifying documents required to obtain a REAL ID. The event will be held at the New Freedom Community Center, located at 150 E. Main St. in New Freedom, on Monday, March 4, from 9 a.m. to noon.