Pennsylvania Governor Rendell To Fight To ‘Cover All Pennsylvanians’ During Statewide Bus Tour

Five-Day, Nine-Stop ‘Tour to Insure’ will Highlight Need to Reduce Costs, Expand Coverage

Oct. 4, 2007 -- HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell will continue his campaign to reduce the costs of health care and expand access to health insurance coverage with the passage of the remainder of his “Prescription for Pennsylvania” reform plan on Tuesday, Oct. 9, with a statewide bus tour. The five-day, nine-stop “Tour to Insure” will include news conferences and town hall meetings.

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“It is critical that we continue to fight for lower cost, higher quality health care,” said Governor Rendell.

“The General Assembly passed important parts of my Prescription for Pennsylvania reform plan this spring, but we can not stop until insurance reforms and the Cover All Pennsylvanians initiative are passed.”

Cover All Pennsylvanians – or CAP – is the Governor’s proposal to make quality health care accessible to small businesses and individuals without insurance.

At each stop, Pennsylvanians will be encouraged to share their personal stories about what being uninsured or underinsured has impacted their lives.

On Oct. 2, Governor Rendell and more than 500 advocates from across Pennsylvania gathered in the

Capitol Rotunda to kick off the campaign to Cover All Pennsylvanians. That day, CAP was introduced in the state House by Rep. Mike Sturla (HB 1870) with a similar bill introduced in the Senate by Sen. Jay Costa.

For more information on Governor Rendell’s Prescription for Pennsylvania reform plan, visit www.rxforpa.com.

The schedule for the Tour to Insure is as follows:

Tuesday, Oct. 9
Noon - News conference
Punxsutawney Community Center
Reception Hall
220 N. Jefferson St., Punxsutawney

6 p.m. - Town Hall Meeting
Hill House Association
Kauffman Auditorium
1835 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh

Wednesday, Oct. 10
Noon - News conference
Conewango Club
201 Market St., Warren

6 p.m. - Town Hall Meeting
Erie City Hall
626 State St., Erie

Thursday, Oct. 11
Noon - News conference
Schlow Library
211 S. Allen St., State College

6 p.m. - Town Hall Meeting
Johnstown High School
222 Central Ave., Johnstown

Friday, Oct. 12
Noon - News conference
Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
222 Mulberry St., Scranton

5 p.m. - Town Hall Meeting
Dr. David Kistler Elementary School
301 Old River Rd., Wilkes-Barre

Saturday, Oct. 13
1 p.m. - News conference
Lehigh County Government Center
Public Hearing Room
17 S. 7th St., Allentown

Source: Pennsylvania Governor