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President Obama's proposed budget sets aside $634 Billion over the next 10 years as a downpayment on comprehensive health care reform, along with a number of other investments in health care. Read more

A new report by Families USA shows that 27.3% of Pennsylvanians under the age of 65 went without insurance for all or part of the last two years. The overwhelming majority were from working families. Read more

Our health care crisis affects everyone, but not equally. Racial and ethnic minorities suffer more from chronic diseases, have less access to quality care and have shorter life spans as a result. The Health Care Equality Project, a new coalition of national organizations, has come together to make sure health care reform addresses these disaparities. Read more

Nurse members of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania gathered in the State Capitol to stand with Representative Tim Solobay and other members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to call for legislation requiring safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals. Read more