Senator Vincent Hughes Issues Statement Following Release of 2026 PA Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Rates

October 15, 2025

October 15, 2025 – Following the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s (PID) release of the 2026 Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Rates, Senator Vincent Hughes, state Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, shared this statement: “Healthcare is about to get...

Nurse-Legislator Maria Collett Reacts to Governor Shapiro’s Executive Order on Vaccine Access

October 1, 2025

Fort Washington, Pa. − October 1, 2025 − Following Governor Shapiro’s new Executive Order to further protect Pennsylvanians’ access to vaccines, Senator Maria Collett, RN (D-12 Montgomery, Democratic Caucus Chair) would like to share her comments: ...

PA Senate Passes Counseling Compact Bill to Address Mental Health Care Gap

July 17, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA – July 17, 2025 — The Pennsylvania Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Sens. Lisa M. Boscola, D-Lehigh/Northampton, and Judy Schwank, D-Berks, to authorize Pennsylvania’s participation in the National Counseling Compact. The bill passed with...

Senator Vincent Hughes’ Prescription Drug Cost Transparency Legislation Passes the Pennsylvania Senate

June 12, 2025

Harrisburg, PA – June 12, 2025 –  On June 10, 2025, Senate Bill 95 passed the Senate with a unanimous vote. The Senate Bill included Amendment A00975, introduced by Senator Hughes, that would require pharmacies in Pennsylvania to disclose cost information about...

Senator Malone Rallies with Home Care Workers to Back Investment in Participant-Directed Care

June 10, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA – June 10, 2025 − Today, State Senator James Malone rallied with colleagues, the United Home Care Workers of PA, and patients in the Capitol rotunda to support Governor Shapiro’s proposed investment in participant-directed caregivers. The $21 million...

Senator Hughes Convenes Second Roundtable to Address Looming Federal Health Insurance Cuts and the Impact on Black Pennsylvanians

May 19, 2025

Philadelphia, PA – May 19, 2025 – Last week, Senator Vincent Hughes, Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, held a roundtable at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church with lawmakers and healthcare leaders to discuss how Black Pennsylvanians could be impacted by proposed...