For Immediate Release
4/14/08

Contact:

Tom Golden
717-787-1350
 

Second Hearing on Health Centers and Care for Low-Income and Uninsured Pennsylvanians

Tuesday, April 15 10 a.m. at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland

Harrisburg – As part of the ongoing effort to make quality health care more accessible in Pennsylvania, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Erickson (R-Delaware), will hold a second public hearing tomorrow on the role that health centers play in providing care for low-income and uninsured Pennsylvanians.  

The committee will hold a second hearing on this topic on Tuesday, April 15, 10 a.m., at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Delaware County. The hearing will be held in the Clark Center Auditorium. 

Through public and private support, Community Health Centers in Pennsylvania provide medical care to more than 600,000 residents at 190 sites each year. All patients are provided care regardless of ability to pay or insurance status, and one in six are uninsured. Patients pay a sliding fee based on income and family size. 

Uninsured Pennsylvanians also receive health care at Pennsylvania’s 30 free clinics, 33 Nurse-Managed Health Centers and similar facilities.  

Among the organizations scheduled to testify are: Volunteers in Medicine, ChesPenn Health Services of Chester, Independence Blue Cross, Chester County Health Department, Crozer-Keystone Health System, and the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.                                   

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