#PatientsOverProfits

Legislation Introduced

Senate Bill 310 − Integrated Delivery Network Contract Dispute Resolutions

This legislation amends the Health Care Facilities Act by setting additional requirements on hospitals operating as part of an integrated delivery network.

SB 311 – Patient Access and Consumer Choice

This legislation would enact the Assuring Patient Access & Consumer Choice Act, by establishing the same contracting requirements on hospital-owned physician practice organizations operating as part of an integrated delivery network.

Senator Costa on the Issue

Sen. Costa Response to UPMC Ruling in Commonwealth Court

Sen. Costa Response to UPMC Ruling in Commonwealth Court

I am disappointed to see UPMC prevail in today’s ruling from the Commonwealth Court. Their unwillingness to prioritize patient care ahead of their profit margin cannot go on. If we don’t have a solution to the contract dispute by June 30, many folks in Western Pennsylvania will be thrown into health care chaos.

I’ll continue my work on the legislative solution, and I hope that AG Shapiro immediately begins work on an appeal of this decision to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

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