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Apr 22, 2025 - Venkat, Flick’s bipartisan legislation to raise awareness on opioid overdoses and save lives passes House with a near unanimous vote
Apr 9, 2025 - Venkat legislation with bipartisan co-sponsors to help Pennsylvanians avoid medical debt advances out of committee unanimously
Apr 7, 2025 - Powell, Howard, Daley & Shusterman advocate for reproductive rights in Harrisburg
Apr 2, 2025 - Venkat, Cerrato, Giral, Kosierowski, Marcell, Mihalek, Shaffer, & Warner introduce bipartisan legislation to update statutes on the use of epinephrine to treat serious allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
Mar 26, 2025 - Venkat and Kuzma introduce bipartisan legislation to give pharmaceutical professionals greater representation on PA board
Mar 24, 2025 - Venkat, Friel, Kosierowski, and Mehaffie introduce bipartisan legislation to hold health insurers accountable for denying reimbursement claims
Mar 19, 2025 - Bipartisan bill to attract health care workers to rural PA passes House
Mar 6, 2025 - Frankel vows action as private equity shuts down Crozer Health hospitals
Feb 5, 2025 - Venkat and Mihalek food allergy safety bill passes House
Feb 4, 2025 - PA House passes bill protecting healthcare workers from surgical smoke
Feb 4, 2025 - Frankel cheers governor’s budget plans for cannabis reform, rural health care and more
Jan 29, 2025 - Frankel bill to boost oversight of medical marijuana testing clears House Health Committee
Jan 22, 2025 - Venkat, Flick introduce bipartisan legislation to raise awareness on opioid overdoses and save lives
Jan 16, 2025 - Venkat, Davidson, Khan, Kosierowski, Kuzma, Rigby, and Twardzik introduce bipartisan legislation to help Pennsylvanians overcome medical debt
Jan 13, 2025 - Venkat and Mihalek introduce bipartisan food allergy safety bill
Jan 9, 2025 - Venkat and Marcell introduce legislation to ease restrictions on physician assistants; add PA to a health professional interstate compact
Oct 2, 2024 - Venkat’s legislation to ease restrictions on physician assistants passes PA House unanimously
Oct 1, 2024 - Venkat legislation to regulate use of artificial intelligence in processing health insurance claims discussed in committee
Sep 30, 2024 - Venkat’s legislation for prompt processing of Medical Assistance applications and long-term care facility reimbursement discussed in committee
Aug 28, 2024 - Benham disputes findings of PBM audit, accuses auditor general of acting in bad faith

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News Coverage

Apr 10, 2025 - Venkat's medical debt relief bill amended, now focused on financial-aid access instead
Mar 12, 2025 - Debt from childbirth, other medical care would be relieved under new bill
Mar 6, 2025 - Pennsylvania officials, medical providers sound alarm over Medicaid cuts
Feb 10, 2025 - Allegheny County lawmakers propose House bill to require food allergy warnings in restaurants
Feb 10, 2025 - Two state lawmakers in Allegheny County working on legislation to require restaurants to add allergy warnings
Jan 24, 2025 - As Pennsylvania legislators reintroduce medical debt relief legislation, Pittsburgh's program stalls

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Public Comments

Mar 26, 2024 - House Bill 1633 Letters of Support & Opposition
Mar 26, 2024 - Senate Bill 668 Letters of Support & Opposition

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Opinions

Oct 11, 2024 - Let’s address youth mental health issues before they reach a crisis point

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Testimony

Apr 9, 2025 - Health Committee Voting Packet - April 9, 2025
Mar 3, 2025 - House Health Committee Informational Meeting on Community Health Workers - March 3rd, 2025
Feb 25, 2025 - Joint House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Health Committee Informational Meeting on Avian Influenza - February 26th, 2025
Feb 5, 2025 - Health Committee Voting Packet - February 5th, 2025
Jan 28, 2025 - Health Committee Voting Packet - January 29th, 2025
Oct 2, 2024 - House Health Committee Voting Packet - October 2nd, 2024
Jun 26, 2024 - House Health Committee Voting Meeting Packet - June 26th, 2024
Jun 11, 2024 - Health Committee Voting Packet - June 12th, 2024
Jun 4, 2024 - Health Committee Voting Packet - June 5th 2024
May 21, 2024 - House Health Committee Voting Meeting Packet - May 21, 2024
Apr 29, 2024 - House Health Committee Voting Meeting Packet - April 30, 2024
Apr 25, 2024 - Joint House Health Committee & Liquor Control Committee Informational Meeting on Adult-Use Cannabis - April 25th, 2024
Apr 17, 2024 - Health Committee Voting Packet - April 17, 2024
Apr 11, 2024 - House Health Subcommittee Hearing Packet - April 11, 2024
Mar 27, 2024 - House Health Committee Voting Meeting Packet - March 27, 2024
Mar 20, 2024 - Joint Health Committee & Judiciary Committee Hearing Packet - March 20, 2024
Mar 7, 2024 - Joint Health Committee & Professional Licensure Committee Hearing Packet - March 7, 2024
Feb 28, 2024 - House Health Subcommittee on Health Care Facilities Informational Meeting on Hospital Consolidation and Closure Packet - February 28th, 2024
Feb 6, 2024 - House Health Committee Voting Meeting Packet - February 6th, 2024
Feb 5, 2024 - House Health Subcommittee on Healthcare Informational Meeting on Adult Use Cannabis - February 5th, 2024

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