Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS), with co-counsel from the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), has filed a class action lawsuit in Philadelphia on behalf of almost 200,000 low-income Pennsylvanians who face severe cuts in health benefits in 2015 as a result of the Healthy Pennsylvania
The offices of Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. will be closed on December 24, 25 and 26, 2014 in observance of the Christmas holiday. PLAN's Harrisburg office will reopen on Monday, December 29, 2014.
The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress to fund the federal government for FY 2015 includes $375 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the nation’s single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans. This amount is $10 million more than LSC received last
Nominations for the 2015 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Excellence Awards are due on Friday, December 12, 2014. Please submit your nominations for the awards on behalf of worthy candidates who exemplify excellence in their commitment and accomplishments as advocates for low-income people.
The November edition of the Health Law PA News is now available from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit their website at www.phlp.org .
President Obama has announced Executive Actions to change immigration and enforcement policies. People who have lived in the U.S. for 5 years and who have U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident children will be able to apply for a work permit and protection from deportation. The Immigration
PLAN extends its sincere appreciation to Professor Laurence Tribe for his leadership and championing of equal access to justice, and for urging Pensylvania lawyers to support PLAN during his CLE Presentation, Uncertain Justice - The Roberts Court and the Constitution , simulcast across Pennsylvania
Starting January 2015, Medical Assistance (MA) will cover almost all low-income adults. If you are over the income limit for MA, you can apply for insurance through HealthCare.gov between Nov. 15th and Feb. 15th. Many people qualify for assistance in paying for coverage obtained through HealthCare
