Medicaid, CHIP, environmental justice must be legislative priorities May 9, 2025
Matt Shorraw, PSR Pennsylvania | The Tribune-Review
The impact of these proposed cuts would extend far beyond Medicaid and CHIP. They threaten the very foundation of public health in our commonwealth. Programs administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) — from lead poisoning prevention and cancer screenings to rural health outreach and emergency preparedness — could be scaled back or eliminated altogether.
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