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April 4, 2008
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Committee to Hold Hearing on Health Centers and Care for Low-Income and Uninsured Pennsylvanians

Wednesday, April 9, 9:30 a.m.

Harrisburg – As part of the ongoing effort to make quality health care more accessible in Pennsylvania, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Erickson (R-Delaware), will hold a public hearing Wednesday examining the role that state-supported health centers play in providing care for low-income and uninsured Pennsylvanians. The important role that these clinics play in communities across the state is often underestimated. 

Health centers operate at 190 sites in rural and urban areas, providing affordable and accessible health care to more than 500,000 Pennsylvanians per year.

The hearing will be held Wednesday, April 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room 8E-A of the Capitol.

Those testifying will include representatives of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, the Free Clinic Association of Pennsylvania and the National Nursing Centers Consortium. 

The committee will hold a second hearing on this topic on Tuesday, April 15, at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland. 

Contact:

Tom Golden
717-787-1350

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