Following Republicans terminating Affordable Care Act subsidies and President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act which limits state funding for Medicaid and tightened restrictions to enrollee eligibility, experts say Pennsylvanians are caught up in a national health care crisis – marked by an unsustainable increase in insurance costs, a rising rate of uninsured citizens, and expanding medical debt. And local residents agree.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Joins 16 Other Republicans to Help Democrats Pass ACA Subsidies Extension
On January 8th, 17 Republican members of the House of Representatives broke party lines and voted with all Democrats on a plan to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. The vote of 230-196 signaled a recognition by Republicans that making health care more expensive and less accessible makes them even more vulnerable in the 2026 midterm elections.
SNAP recipients say they’re left with tough choices as shutdown threatens food aid
As the government shutdown continues, the Trump Administration says it will soon pause payments to people on SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that helps more than 40 million people pay for groceries. Sara Stone answers six questions about what the loss of SNAP benefits could mean for her family.
The ‘big, beautiful bill’ is poised to cut Medicaid. Here’s what’s at stake for five Philly-area families.
The ‘big, beautiful bill’ is poised to cut Medicaid. Here’s what’s at stake for five Philly-area families. An airport cook in South Philadelphia worries about who will make sure his mother in chronic pain doesn’t fall and hurt herself while
Doylestown Resident’s Future Uncertain Due to Proposed Medicaid Cuts Supported by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick
Doylestown Resident’s Future Uncertain Due to Proposed Medicaid Cuts Supported by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick “People will die,” warns Melissa Rinker, who has over 20 chronic illnesses and relies 100 percent on Medicaid for medication and monthly doctor’s visits. In the