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• State House Passes Bill to Expand adultBasic
  House Bill 1 would expand adultBasic, the state-run health insurance program for low-income workers whose employers don’t offer health insurance.
• Pennsylvania Physicians React to Obama’s Address to the AMA
  Pennsylvania physicians had front-row seats to President Barack Obama’s speech on health care reform.
• Governor Signs Adverse Events Bill
  Physicians and hospitals will not be paid for preventable serious adverse events.
• PHC4 Reauthorized through 2014
  The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council has been reauthorized after nearly having to close its doors.
• COBRA Benefits Extended to Small Businesses
  Employees of small businesses who leave their jobs can extend their health insurance under a new state law.
• Dependent Children Allowed To Stay on Parents’ Insurance
  Parents will be able to keep dependent children younger than 30 on their health insurance.
• House Democrats Announce Health Care Reform Plan
  Democrats in the state House of Representatives have unveiled a six-bill health care reform package, called Health PAct.
• Senate Republicans Reintroduce Health Care Reform Plan
  Republicans in the State Senate have reintroduced HealthNET PA, their plan to expand access to health care.
• Legislation Would Protect Physician Apologies
  A bill has been introduced in the state Senate that would give medical professionals the freedom to apologize for adverse medical outcomes.
• Economic Stimulus Package Changes HIPAA Privacy and Security Requirements
  The economic stimulus package substantially expands and modifies HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
• Medical School Loan Forgiveness Bill Gets Another Shot
  Legislation that would forgive medical school loans has been introduced again in the state General Assembly.
• The Pennsylvania Health Care Crisis: No Farm Team
  In this article that appeared in Physicians News Digest, State Rep. Josh Shapiro discusses the state of health care in Pennsylvania.
• Medical Society Supports Legislation to Limit Retroactive Denial of Claims
  The Pennsylvania Medical Society believes that insurers should only have as long to deny claims as providers have to file them.
• Health Care Initiatives Included in Economic Stimulus Plan
  The economic stimulus plan that was recently signed into law contained billions for health care initiatives.
• Certificate of Need Resurface in the General Assembly
  A bill that would reinstate certificate of need (CON) in Pennsylvania and limit self-referrals was discussed in a public hearing.
• Governor’s Budget Plan Includes Mcare Relief, Expanded Health Insurance
  Gov. Ed Rendell in his budget address proposed a plan to pay off Mcare’s unfunded liability and expand health care coverage for the uninsured.
• Law Requires Insurers to Pay for Colorectal Cancer Screening
  Act 62 of 2008 requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for colorectal cancer examinations and screenings has been signed into law.

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