Pennsylvania Health Law Project

ADVANCES ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME, VULNERABLE AND DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. PROVIDES QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION; ADVOCATES FOR SYSTEMATIC CHANGE TO ELIMINATE HEALTH INJUSTICES; AND WORKS TO SHAPE A SOCIETY THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY LIVES, AND A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT IS SAFE AND COOORDINATED, AS WELL AS ACCESSIBLE, EFFICIENT, AND EQUITABLE.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: PHLP PROVIDES LEGAL COUNSEL AND REPRESENTATION TO PENNSYLVANIANS IN EVERY COUNTY ACROSS THE STATE. IN FYE 2022, PHLP DIRECTLY HELPED MORE THAN 2,000 VULNERABLE PENNSYLVANIANS FACING THE LOSS OF HEALTH INSURANCE OR LIFE-SUSTAINING CARE. MANY HAD COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS. WE HELPED THEM OBTAIN ESSENTIAL SERVICESSUCH AS MEDICATIONS, HOME HEALTH CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARETHEY NEED AND DESERVE. PHLP CONCENTRATED ON THREE PRIORITIES (DESCRIBED BELOW):MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY: WHEN SOMEONE'S MEDICAID COVERAGE WAS DENIED OR TERMINATED INAPPROPRIATELY, PHLP ADVISES AND OR REPRESENTS THAT INDIVIDUAL IN AN APPEAL TO GET OR MAINTAIN THAT COVERAGE. WE ALSO WORK WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS, DOCTOR'S OFFICES, AND FAMILY MEMBERS SEEKING ADVICE ON MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY OR HELP RESOLVING AN ELIGIBILITY PROBLEM. ACCESSING MEDICAID SERVICES: PHLP HELPS INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND THEIR MEDICAID COVERAGE AND HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES; ADVISES INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR APPEAL RIGHTS WHEN SERVICES ARE DENIED; AND REPRESENTS INDIVIDUALS IN APPEALS TO GET SERVICES APPROVED.IMPROVING MANAGED CARE: PHLP FIGHTS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS IN MANAGED CARE. WE FIGHT TO CUT THROUGH RED TAPE AND HOLD PENNSYLVANIA'S MANAGED CARE PLANS ACCOUNTABLE.