Health agency's hiatus is over

July 9th, 2008, posted by RobHop

Gov. Rendell yesterday signed an executive order reopening a highly regarded health-care agency after an unexpected weeklong hiatus.

The order allows the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, which fell victim to the budget season’s political battle, to resume operations through November and send its 44 employees, who were let go July 1, back to work.

“Employees are being notified as we speak that they should come back to work,” said Rendell spokesman Chuck Ardo late yesterday afternoon.

The council, known as HC4, is an independent agency considered a national leader in studying the quality of health care and its cost at the state level.
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While it’s disappointing

On July 9th, 2008 Anonymous said:

While it’s disappointing that PHC4 was caught in the middle of the budget battle, thankfully they will be able to get back to thier critical work prior to the General Assembly returning to Harrisburg.

JM

Critical work indeed.

On July 9th, 2008 Anonymous said:

Critical work indeed. Although we are all shocked at the screaming liftoff of gas prices, the 15 year long rise in health care costs is still the biggest ball and chain we must drag.
JP

No bureaucracy ever goes

On July 9th, 2008 Anonymous said:

No bureaucracy ever goes away. Ever.

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