State Health Reform Proposals
Pennsylvania
The following is a summary of Prescription for Pennsylvania
(HB700). Instead of passing the entire bill, the General Assembly
chose to pull out sections of the bill to consider as stand-alone
legislation. For information on these bills and their status, click
here. Or to view enacted portions of Governor Rendell’s Prescription
for Pennsylvania
click here.
Prescription for Pennsylvania is Governor Rendell’s
comprehensive health care reform initiative to address the access,
affordability and quality of health care in the commonwealth. Rx for
PA is a set of integrated strategies to eliminate inefficiencies in
the health care system, better manage chronic conditions, eliminates
health facility acquired infections, common sense insurance reforms
and offering access to affordable health care insurance to the uninsured.
Prescription for Pennsylvania ensures that every Pennsylvanian has
access to quality health care.
