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Gov. Rendell Joins Uninsured Consumers, Community Leaders, Legislators to Push for Passage of Health Care for All Pennsylvanians

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, January 31st, 2008

Joined by citizens facing the stark reality of living without health insurance, Governor Edward G. Rendell today urged the General Assembly to provide needed access to health care coverage for 767,000 uninsured adults by enacting his "Cover All Pennsylvanians" proposal.

The Governor said approval of the proposal can be done while still helping physicians, especially high-risk specialists, to pay for their medical malpractice insurance. Governor Rendell proposes to accomplish both by using surpluses in the Health Care Provider Retention Account, which helps to support the Mcare abatement program.

"No one thinks they will be uninsured -- just ask the...

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