Pennsylvania Governor's Plan For Health Insurance Expansion Dead

Pennsylvania Governor, Ed Rendell, promised uninsured residents for months that he would import expanded health insurance coverage to them. After many months of promising this, the plan was killed in the state Senate. It comes as no surprise that the vote that killed the plan was partisan. The Republicans not supporting the plan would bring an end to the Democratic governor's bill.
The health insurance program was meant to expand coverage to more than 118,000 Pennsylvanian adults, as well as bulking up funding for health clinics and giving more coverage for prescriptions and mental health care.
The Senate Republicans' had much concern over the new legislation's cost of over $2 billion in the next five years. Dominic Pileggi, state Senatore and Republican leader, stated, "[I]t would be irresponsible for us to announce a new program when the state is now facing a 2-to-3 billion-dollar deficit in this year alone."
In retaliation, Governor Rendell suggested that his Republican peers did not deliver on compromises that were made. Rendell was cited as saying, "We bent many times to reduce the number of people (covered) to meet their concerns. This was mean-spirited conduct by people who did not want to see action taken on what is the most fundamental challenge for most people."
The Associated Press and Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the governor took a vow to push for this expansion in health care every year until the end of his term is served, which is 2011.

By: Ethan Kalvin

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