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Rendell Announces Initiative Helping Lower-Income Pennsylvanians Get Health Insurance (Medical News Today)
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) on Monday said that he will redirect millions of dollars for health care and other programs to help families affected by the economic recession, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Rendell said he would immediately extend adultBasic coverage to an additional 16,000 people on the waiting list for the program, which provides health insurance to lower-income adults.
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Marcus Hook refinery union ratifies contract - The News Journal
Marcus Hook refinery union ratifies contract The News Journal, DE The contract includes 3 percent wage increases annually, a $2500 one-time payment and continued health insurance , which Sunoco will cover at 80 percent. The contract also allows maintenance workers to move between the Marcus Hook and Philadelphia ...
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Demand for Pa.'s health insurance help overflows - The Evening Sun
Demand for Pa .'s health insurance help overflows The Evening Sun, PA "It's very satisfactory if you don't have any insurance , but it is stressful," she said. Laid off in August, Tara Webb of Philadelphia doesn't believe she can afford health insurance after she already tapped her retirement savings to stay current on ...
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Phila. wrestles with health-clinic fees (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
When Jean Mills, 73, sees her thyroid specialist at Presbyterian Medical Center, she, like most patients with health insurance, is charged a co-pay - her Keystone plan calls for $40.
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