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Governor Rendell Offers Coverage to 29,000 on AdultBasic Waiting List; Unveils New Policy to Improve Quality of Care for the Low-Income and Pennsylvanians With Disabilities

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, February 7th, 2008

Governor Edward G. Rendell said that 29,000 uninsured adults who have been waiting for coverage since 2006 can now be added to the adultBasic insurance program and said if his Cover All Pennsylvanians program had been enacted, more than 70,000 people still on the waiting list would have also been able to receive coverage.

During a Capitol news conference, the Governor also announced that the state has taken steps to eliminate preventable, serious adverse events at acute care general hospitals participating in the Medical Assistance program. Consistent with his Prescription for Pennsylvania health care reform plan, the new policy places Pennsylvania at the forefront...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-02-07)

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