“The Department of Human Services and Governor Wolf must provide for 12 months of coverage in Medicaid for mothers after the birth of a baby to improve health outcomes and address racial disparities. Maternal depression, a possible pulmonary embolism or complications from a heart condition don’t just disappear 60 days after giving birth.
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Thanks for the kind words @RepJFleming! Love seeing a PPC alum out in the world continuing the fight for PA children and families. Your new job is pretty cool, not as cool as our data, but still.
On this week's Pennsylvania Newsmakers, host Gene Barr (@Genebarr_55) talks with State Representative Justin Fleming (@RepJFleming) about the Pennsylvania Future Caucus and engaging with younger voters: https://www.newsmakerstv.com/shows/future-caucus-budget-and-medicaid-funding.html
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“People are really taking a chainsaw to a program where maybe a scalpel would be the correct tool,” said Kati Brillhart, PPC VP of government & external affairs. “There is simply not a trillion dollars of fraud and waste and abuse in the Medicaid program.”
Senate passes Trump’s Medicaid cuts, as critics fear thousands in Pittsburgh could lose coverage
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