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Discuss “Governor Rendell speaks on health care”

As the total number of uninsured adults in Pennsylvania hits 767,000, with a total of 108,835 in Allegheny County alone, Governor Edward Rendell arrived in Pittsburgh just in time to discuss health insurance policies at a town hall meeting last Tuesday.

The meeting was held in the Kauffman Auditorium at Hill House Association. Rendell discussed the soaring prices of health insurance, which often discourage individuals from purchasing and businesses from providing basic health care. Rendell encouraged fellow Pennsylvanians to support Cover All Pennsylvanians (CAP), his proposal to the federal government that provides health insurance to every Pennsylvania resident who needs it.

“Employees and small businesses are unable to keep up with health...

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