Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 62 million Americans will increase 1.7 percent in 2013, according to an announcement by the Social Security Administration. The 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that more than 56

The September edition of the Health Law PA News, a free bi-monthly newsletter, 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.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently launched its new website, www.puc.pa.gov, featuring new tools, including video for consumers and PAGasSwitch. The new website is more customer friendly, geared to the Commission’s target audiences, while making the Commission more transparent

The economy added 114,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent, according to the monthly jobs report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Today’s report is good news for the economy and good news for America’s workers,” said Christine Owens, executive

The Northampton County Bar Association approved a contribution of $50,000 to North Penn Legal Services (NPLS) at a recent membership meeting to support the employment a full time staff attorney at NPLS. The new attorney position will focus on a wide variety of legal issues affecting low-income

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project is conducting free trainings to educate low-income consumers, providers, and advocates about upcoming changes to Medicare Part D in 2013. Attend one of the training to learn more about: 2013 Part D Plan Costs and Options; Changes to the definition of Part D

Three low-income Pennsylvanians with disabilities, Billie Washington, Opal Gibson, and Tina Smith, filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court today seeking to challenge Act 80, signed into law by Governor Tom Corbett on June 30, 2012. Act 80 eliminated the General Assistance cash grants of about $200 per

In passing the Patient Protections and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, Congress took arguably its most aggressive action toward rebalancing Medicaid long term services and supports (LTSS) spending in nearly three decades. However, since then, many states under budget pressure have put many