Pennie is Pennsylvanian's insurance marketplace and provides individuals and families with the ability to shop for high-quality health care plans and easily apply for financial assistance. Read more
"This Farm to School grant program, which is intended to bolster agricultural studies to strengthen the future of the industry, is a win-win for Pocono Mountain School District," Madden said. Read more
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden praised the near-unanimous bipartisan passage of the lobbying reform package of bills from the House State Government Committee Monday morning. Read more
LIHEAP is a federally funded program administered by the Department of Human Services that provides assistance for home heating bills so Pennsylvanians can stay warm and safe during the winter months. Read more
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STROUDSBURG, Oct. 18 – Hospital systems consolidate for various reasons and, as they continue adapting to the changing market, communities are impacted. COVID-19 accelerated changes in ways that forced community hospitals like St. Luke’s University Health Network and other hospitals serving the Northeastern Pennsylvania region to change their business model. The Northeast Delegation Chairwoman, Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Monroe, hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing in Stroudsburg Monday afternoon discussing corporate consolidation of health care facilities so that elected officials can learn more about the issue. “I’m so grateful to those who testified today so that we can learn and understand how we as a legislature can support our communities and health systems,” Madden said. “As a state representative, I have partnered with St. Luke’s to create a level of medical care that has not been available here in the mountains. It’s so important that when consolidation happens, we do it with this in mind so that we can maintain the high quality of care that residents here receive.” House Members in attendance heard testimony from two panels. The first panel consisted of three professionals who work in or closely with hospitals who commented on market pressures and why systems are forced to consolidate. Testifiers in the first panel included John Nespoli, President, St. Luke’s University Health Network; Read more
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden hosted the House Democratic Policy Committee in Stroudsburg to discuss the impacts of recent healthcare consolidation trends in our communities and their effects on workers and overall patient care. Read more
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“HIV is not a crime but there are outdated laws that make it a crime in Pennsylvania,” said Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia. “We cannot have people losing lives and livelihoods because of this.” Read more
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MONROE, Oct. 4 – With funding that will literally keep constituents connected, state Rep. Maureen Madden announced a $24,696 Emergency Connectivity Fund grant for the Eastern Monroe Public Library . According to Library Director Susan Lyons, the funding will be used to dramatically increase the number of mobile hotspots Eastern Monroe lends out to members of the community. The library currently has 30 hotspots that were purchased via library fundraiser, but it will soon add 40 more for use by local residents. "The resources and services Eastern Monroe Public Library offers, including increased connectivity for area residents, create opportunities for learning and for personal growth," Madden said. "The library supports literacy and education for constituents, and I know it takes a lot more than a substantial amount of reading material for a library to function properly. I'm so glad this funding will make a very real and immediate impact for this popular hotspot program." Added Lyons: "This program is incredibly popular, so much so that we've had more demand for these hotspots than we've been able to supply. With this grant, that will hopefully change very soon, as we're expecting to receive 40 new hotspots this week. Those who check out the hotspots, which have about a gigabyte of bandwidth, use them to connect to the internet, where they and their families can do research for school projects and for new job opportunities, Read more
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Despite overwhelming evidence that it is safe and effective, many people continue to have concerns and doubts about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. We all know that shaming or arguing with unvaccinated people does not work. So, we must provide the facts, which are that positive cases continue to rise in Monroe County and in Pennsylvania. It is a conversation worth having, especially if it is a loved one or someone you are in contact with daily. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, in Monroe County, just 47.2%, 80,599 people, are fully vaccinated. This should be a wake-up call that Monroe County is moving in the wrong direction for everyone. We cannot continue to put citizens, front-line medical workers, service workers and teachers in danger because of the raging Delta variant and our reluctance to protect ourselves and those around us. I have spoken with nurses, doctors and other front-line medical workers and they are frightened by the increasing hospitalizations. They are exhausted and simply cannot face another dire, winter of COVID-19 hospitalizations. According to the Pennsylvania COVID ALERTPA app, which charts daily numbers, as of Aug. 4, Monroe County has 15,203 cases and 322 deaths. The CDC reports the Delta variant is more contagious and spreads at a faster rate. Now the health experts are calling the Delta variant the virus of the unvaccinated. Unvaccinated people are suffering with more severe symptoms compared to Read more
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