Medicaid block grant proposals spell trouble for patients and hospitals | Penn Today

9.21

Climate Week at Penn

Climate Week at Penn demonstrates how the issue of today intermingle with climate change. Throughout the week will be teach-ins, workshops, readings, lectures, and more. Speakers range from activists to academics, policymakers to students.

11:00a.m. - 8:30p.m.

Online

9.23

1.5-Minute Lectures

As part of Climate Week, this edition of the 1.5* Minute Lectures series discusses the maximum amount the temperature can rise to avoid catastrophe. The presentation includes a series of faculty members who will speak.

12:00p.m.

Online

9.26

ICA Reopening

The ICA reopens with health protocols in mind according to city guidelines, health experts, and colleagues of the Museum.

12:00a.m.

Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.

10.1

Power of Penn Women

Penn Alumni hosts the Power of Penn Women conference, a celebration of Penn women from multiple generations and a chance to engage with learning and connection opportunities. Speakers include President Amy Gutmann and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Dorothy Roberts.

All Day

Online

Medicaid block grant proposals spell trouble for patients and hospitals

Health System CEO Kevin Mahoney wrote an op-ed about proposals he believes would erode Medicaid. The proposed plans “represent a return to bad policy that would chip away at medical care for the nation’s most vulnerable citizens and further stress the precarious operations of many hospitals,” he writes.

February 10, 2020 ・ From Philadelphia Inquirer