Four presidential nominees were confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 29 to serve on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The four nominees were Harry Korrell III, Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, Julie A. Reiskin and Gloria Valencia-Weber. The nominations were previously

The Legal Services Corporation and the American Red Cross recently renewed a Memorandum of Understanding that enhances disaster response activities by both organizations and facilitates the delivery of legal services to low-income persons following a hurricane, earthquake, floods and other disasters

The Legal Services Corporation’s Board of Directors voted on September 21 to request $516.5 million from Congress for the Corporation’s Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation. The amount of the FY 2012 request is the same sought by LSC for FY 2011 and is $96.5 million more than the Corporation’s current

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare funds many key community programs that promote child well being and development. Investing with local agencies enables these groups to respond to the local needs of families.

Vice President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on September 23 that the nation’s pharmaceutical manufacturers will provide 50 percent discounts on the cost of covered brand-name prescription drugs for

September 23, 2010 represents a new day for American consumers in our health care system. This is the day that a series of new rights, benefits, and protections under the Affordable Care Act Affordable Care Act begin to bring to an end some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry. Combined

Governor Edward G. Rendell today highlighted the early success of the federal Affordable Care Act – better known as health care reform - as tens of thousands of Medicare enrollees in Pennsylvania are receiving federal rebate checks for $250. The rebates help people who have reached the so-called

Lower upfront premium makes FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage more affordable The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today announced a new modified version of its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) product. The HECM loan is a reverse mortgage insured by the federal government. It allows