PRINTER'S NO. 4314
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
975
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY SCHLOSSBERG, CIRESI, CRUZ, A. DAVIS, DEASY,
DELLOSO, DeLUCA, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, HANBIDGE, HILL-
EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, KENYATTA, KORTZ, MADDEN, McNEILL, MURT,
PASHINSKI, READSHAW, ROZZI, SANCHEZ, SCHWEYER, SHUSTERMAN,
THOMAS, WEBSTER, WILLIAMS AND YOUNGBLOOD, AUGUST 31, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, AUGUST 31, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Governor to take action in coordination with the
Insurance Department to waive in-network cost-sharing
provisions for mental health service for frontline essential
workers.
WHEREAS, In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its
introduction into this Commonwealth, Governor Tom Wolf signed a
declaration of emergency disaster on March 6, 2020, and ordered
the closure of all nonessential businesses across the
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Essential services continue to be maintained and
operated by frontline workers, guaranteeing residents of this
Commonwealth access to food, medicine, gas and other essentials
vital during this time; and
WHEREAS, From supermarket staff to logistics employees to
health care workers, essential workers have continued to meet
their existing responsibilities while overcoming staggering new
challenges resulting from COVID-19; and
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