Pennsylvania

State Consumer Health Advocacy Program

Through the Consumer Voices for Coverage initiative, the Pennsylvania Health Access Network seeks to advocate, educate and mobilize the public throughout Pennsylvania on the current historic opportunity to create a quality, affordable health insurance product for at-risk Pennsylvanians, while reining in the cost of insurance for everyone else. The project intends to build on the strengths of its existing network, mobilize traditional health care supporters, including advocates, health care providers and consumers, and build alliances with other groups not traditionally engaged in health care reform efforts to build a more comprehensive consumer voice. 

Collaborative Partners:
Philadelphia Unemployment Project/Unemployment Information Center, Consumer Health Coalition, The Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, Pennsylvania Health Law Project, SEIU, United Food and Commercial Workers 1776

Prescription Access Litigation Project

Prescription Access Litigation (PAL) member organizations participate in PAL’s work by joining class action lawsuits as plaintiffs, educating their members about the pharmaceutical industry’s tactics, publicizing PAL projects and successes, and signing on to “friend of the Court” briefs and regulatory testimony/comments submitted by PAL.

Coalition Members:
Action Alliance of Senior Citizens, AFSCME Council 47, Consumer Health Coalition, Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans, Pennsylvania PIRG (PennPIRG), Philadelphia Unemployment Project