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PHLP Releases 2012 Annual Report

PHLP is pleased to release our 2012 Annual Report. The report highlights the impact of PHLP’s legal representation, community education, and advocacy work on the lives of low-income consumers, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. As we look back at … Continue reading →

PA Bar Institute Panel with PHLP Senior Attorney David Gates

Throughout the month of June, PHLP Senior Attorney David Gates will serve as a panelist at The Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s “Autism: Fitting the Pieces Together” training. With 1.5 million Americans living with autism, the training aims to help individuals understand the … Continue reading →

Join Us in Pittsburgh for PHLP’s Health Care Champions Breakfast

PHLP is hosting an anniversary breakfast in Pittsburgh in honor of our 20th anniversary of incorporation. At our anniversary breakfast, PHLP will publicly acknowledge four “health care champions”. Professor Alan Meisel, the founder and director of the Health Law Certificate … Continue reading →

Attention: Free PHLP training on New HealthChoices Zones

Throughout April, May, and June 2013, PHLP will provide a series of trainings on accessing health services in the New East and New West HealthChoices zones. The trainings will focus on coverage changes under HealthChoices, service denials, and the Medical … Continue reading →

Attention: Free Training Session on Non-Traditional Independent Living

On April 25, 2013, from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM in Eagleville, PA, PHLP Senior Attorney David Gates will lead a training on how persons with a disability can live in their own apartment, house, or co-op with the individual … Continue reading →

New PHLP Publication on MATP

April 2, 2013, PHLP released a new publication titled “Understanding the Medical Assistance Transportation Program”. The Medical Assistance Transportation Program (“MATP”) is available to any Medical Assistance consumer who needs help with non-emergency transportation to and from health care services or treatments. The fact sheet reviews … Continue reading →

Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) 2013 Fact Sheet

Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) 2013 Fact Sheet

PA Outreach and Enrollment Conference

Enroll America and PHLP co-hosted a Pennsylvania Outreach and Enrollment Conference on March 21, 2013 in Philadelphia. Attendees heard from national and PA-experts on the policy and implementation issues affecting health insurance coverage. The agenda and materials from the presenters … Continue reading →

Pennsylvania Outreach and Enrollment Conference Materials

Pennsylvania Outreach and Enrollment Materials Agenda: Pennsylvania Outreach and Enrollment Conference March 21st Agenda PowerPoint Presentations: Who are Pennsylvania’s Uninsured? Sharon Ward, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center The Affordable Care Act and the Federally Facilitated Marketplace–What is It … Continue reading →

DPW Agrees to Continue to Pay Behavior Specialists for Children and Youth on the Autism Spectrum

DPW previously informed “wraparound” providers that starting May 26, 2013, behavioral specialist consultants (BSCs) will not be paid to consult on treatment services for children and youth with an autism spectrum diagnosis unless they are licensed as a behavior specialist … Continue reading →