Mission Readiness: PA

05/21/2025

Congress should not make any cuts to Medicaid, which is crucial for US military readiness [letter]

As Congress considers steep cuts to Medicaid, it’s important to remember the role the program plays in ensuring military readiness.

05/20/2025

Today, Mission Readiness: PA is sending Mission: Readiness sent a letter with 161 signatures from 36 states to members of Congress to express deep concern about potential cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid in the upcoming budget reconciliation process.

View the letter here:

05/14/2025

Republican lawmakers are considering billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, but a new report finds those spending cuts might impact health-care coverage for Virginia military families.

The report by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families finds more than 850,000 people enrolled in Medicaid have military health insurance, known as TRI-CARE, as their primary coverage. One in 10 children of service members with TRI-CARE is also enrolled in Medicaid.

Republican lawmakers are considering billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, but a new report finds those spending cuts might impact health-care coverage for Virginia military families. The report by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families finds more than 850,000 people enrolled in Medicaid...

05/13/2025

Republican lawmakers are considering billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid. But a new report finds those spending cuts might impact health-care coverage for thousands of Maryland military families.

The report by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families finds more than 850,000 people enrolled in Medicaid have military health insurance, known as TRICARE, as their primary coverage. One in 10 children of service members with TRICARE is also enrolled in Medicaid.

The report by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families finds more than 850,000 people enrolled in Medicaid have military health insurance.

02/24/2025

Known as Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment, or EPSDT, Medicaid’s pediatric benefit package covers screenings and subsequent treatments that have helped generations of children grow into healthy adults and, in some cases, into capable men and women protecting our country.

This investment in the health of our children is now in danger as Congress contemplates severe cuts to Medicaid. Leaders of the House of Representatives announced plans to vote on a budget bill this week that would target Medicaid for $880 billion in cuts over the next 10 years.

Because the majority of recruits come from low- or moderate-income households, health coverage provided by Medicaid and its companion program, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), is essential. Military recruitment is facing a number of challenges, exacerbated by the pandemic, and the services barely met their goals last year. Currently, less than one-quarter of our nation’s 17-24-year-olds qualify for military service. Cuts to health care programs could worsen an already shallow recruiting pool.

Commentary from Brigadier General (Ret.) George M. Schwartz opposing proposed cuts to Medicaid; impact on military families and future military readiness.

02/24/2023

We're hoping Governor Shapiro prioritizes high-quality early care and education in his proposed !

02/22/2023

New poll results released today show that PA voters OVERWHELMINGLY want the state to step up for early learning!

02/21/2023

A new poll commissioned by the Early Learning PA Coalition was released today at a press conference at the PA Capitol. It showed that Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly believe that early childhood education is important.

Our state director, Steve Doster, spoke at the event. We are so thankful for Senator-Elect Lynda Schlegel Culver for speaking about the importance of early childhood education today, and for Rep. Justin Fleming for showing his support for PA Pre-K programs today. Thank you!

02/17/2023

Are you pregnant, or a mother or caregiver of an infant and child under 5? You could be eligible for WIC! Visit pawic.com or call 1-800-WIC-WINS for more information.

02/14/2023

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01/09/2023

“Every year, our holiday wish is for lawmakers to make serious investments in our kids to continue to keep early learning strong — and Governor Wolf and the General Assembly did just that,” Steve Doster, the state director of Mission: Readiness.

A long-discussed proposal to mandate pre-k for all students in Pennsylvania could finally come to fruition.