Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today thanked and commended House members for their overwhelming bipartisan support of House Bill 3, which creates a state-based health insurance exchange in Pennsylvania, increasing access to affordable care and saving money for both the state and taxpayers. “It’s a good day when I can say that we have…
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced details of projects selected to support improved health outcomes in North Philadelphia’s Health Enterprise Zone (HEZ), an eight-mile area in Philadelphia with a large Medicaid population but poor health outcomes. In February, Gov. Wolf announced the award of $3 million for five programs to create projects that…
Harrisburg, PA — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf renewed his vow on Thursday to veto any legislation that infringes on the rights of women to make their own healthcare choices, including abortion. The affirmation comes in the wake of approval of women’s rights-crippling legislation in Missouri, Georgia, and Alabama, and as the Pennsylvania legislature is advancing…
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf is encouraging Pennsylvanians to participate in the fight against the opioid crisis and misuse of prescription drugs by participating in the 17th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day tomorrow. “We can all do our part in fighting the opioid crisis and misuse of prescription drugs by disposing of old, unneeded…
Governor Tom Wolf was joined today at the Opioid Operational Command Center at PEMA by Acting Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Lieutenant Colonel Robert Evanchick, York County District Attorney David Sunday, and others to recognize the one-year anniversary of the Pennsylvania Overdose Information Network (ODIN), and the positive impact the information-sharing tool has had on the commonwealth’s progress and continuing fight against the opioid epidemic.
