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PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Val Arkoosh is advising Pennsylvanians of upcoming changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Starting in March, SNAP recipient …
Upcoming Changes to SNAP Benefits: What Pennsylvanians Need to Know Read More
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6) this week introduced legislation to expand access to home and community-based …
New Federal Legislation Would Expand Access to Home Care Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — From April 1, 2023, responsibility for the majority of paratransit services currently provided by Rover in Chester County will transition to a County-run operation, overseen by …
Transition to County-run Paratransit Service Begins April 1, 2023 Read More
The United States Department of Health and Human Services announced that about 15.9 million people have selected an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health plan nationwide since the start of …
HHS Announces Record ACA Marketplace Enrollment Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), proposed a rule to strengthen Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription …
Medicare Advantage and Part D Changes Being Proposed Read More
The Biden-Harris Administration recently released the 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule that aims to further advance the Administration’s efforts to build on the Affordable Care Act’s …
The Latest ACA Rule by Biden-Harris Administration Read More The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a strengthened partnership to help connect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Supplemental Nutrition …
USDA and Social Security Administration Collaborate to Improve Nutrition Security Read More
Visitors to SSA.gov will experience a fresh homepage and a new design to help them find what they need more easily.
Social Security Administration Launches Redesigned Website Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Income Maintenance Deputy Secretary Inez Titus and Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chair Gladys Brown Dutrieuille this week announced the start of the …
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Now Open Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), recently announced that more than half of all states have expanded access …
Pennsylvania and Georgia Increase Health Coverage for Mothers and Children Read More