HARRISBURG, March 9 – State Rep. Tony DeLuca, D-Allegheny, chairman of the House Insurance Committee, has scheduled two public hearings at the state Capitol in March on Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposed health-care reform program, Prescription for Pennsylvania.
The first public hearing on the health-care reform program (H.B. 700) will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 26. The second hearing will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 27. Both hearings will occur in Room 140, the majority caucus room of the main Capitol.
The featured speaker at the first hearing will be Rosemarie Greco, director of the Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform.
DeLuca said, “I hear from our constituents across Pennsylvania and they are increasingly becoming fed up with the high cost of health-care insurance. Many small-business owners cannot afford the rising cost of health-care premiums and have chosen to stop providing coverage for their workers. I applaud the governor for bringing this issue to the forefront and look forward to working with him in tackling this issue.”
DeLuca said additional hearings on H.B. 700 are planned across the state in April and May.
“I encourage all Pennsylvanians who are interested in health-care reform to attend the House Insurance Committee hearings because our members need to hear from citizens of all walks of life regarding the ideas contained in the governor’s plan. I urge people interested in the plan to testify at our hearings.”
Citizens who are interested in testifying can contact Rick Speese, executive director of the House Insurance Committee, at (717) 787-4437.
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