State Politics
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Research suggests medical debt is made worse by hospital consolidation
Research from the Urban Institute and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project found that hospital market concentration, as well as private equity’s expanding role in billing, tracking, and collecting payments for health care, is exacerbating the country’s medical debt problem.
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Opinion: Medical debt is holding Pennsylvanians back. But relief is on the ballot.
In this op-ed, Corei Flowers, Fundraising Director of Debtless, highlights how rising consumer and medical debt in Pennsylvania is eroding financial freedom and argues for systemic debt cancellation to boost economic recovery.
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Democratic candidate for PA Attorney General Eugene DePasquale promises to protect abortion access during debate
Both candidates gave different answers when it comes to protecting abortion access during Thursday’s attorney general debate. DePasquale promised to never prosecute women for getting an abortion while Sunday promised to follow the law.
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How Eugene DePasquale, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, helped clear 90% of PA’s untested rape kits
Eugene DePasquale, the Democratic nominee for PA’s Attorney General, cleared Pennsylvania’s backlogged rape kits by more than 90% when he has Auditor General. DePasquale said he has a proven track record in conducting statewide investigations and work with victims and survivors, and that he will bring those skills into the AG’s office.
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Pennsylvania’s richest billionaire trying to buy the Attorney General’s seat in PA
Jeffrey Yass has spent more than $5 million dollars trying to influence the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s race. Yass is worth over $49 billion and is spending his money on TV ads and mailers supporting Dave Sunday.
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Project 2025 would make flying more expensive and less convenient for rural and small-town Pennsylvanians
Experts have warned that ending the Essential Air Service program, as Project 2025 sets out to do — and as Donald Trump tried to do during his first term — could lead to the closure of small town airports and higher flight prices, leaving rural communities disconnected from the rest of the United States.
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PA Doctors warn that patients’ medical debt could increase if Trump wins in November
There are 5 million Pennsylvanians with preexisting conditions and they risk losing their healthcare coverage and could face higher medical bills if Donald Trump wins and repeals the Affordable Care Act.
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Opinion: A choice between two futures: Harris vs. Trump
In this op-ed, One Pennsylvania (One PA) Executive Director Steve Paul states that One PA endorses Kamala Harris for President, emphasizing her vision for an inclusive future while contrasting her candidacy with the authoritarian agenda of Trump and Vance.
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Philadelphia retired nurse: I’m saving tens of thousands thanks to a Harris-backed drug cap
Democrats are fighting to cap soaring prescription drug costs for Americans of all ages
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Central PA mother talks with Bob Casey about losing her daughter to fentanyl overdose
Lori Mishler, a Harrisburg area resident, sat down with US Sen. Bob Casey on Monday to talk about losing her daughter to the opioid epidemic and how she is keeping her daughter’s memories alive.
