Pennsylvania's Medicaid program is a lifeline for vulnerable populations, including children, people with disabilities, older adults, and people who are battling substance use disorder. When Governor Tom Wolf expanded Medicaid in 2015, even more Pennsylvanians were able to get covered and get connected to critical health care services.

Provide high-quality supports and protections to vulnerable Pennsylvanians

Increase access to health care

Persons enrolled in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for a given month. SNAP is a federal program administered by the State. This file contains the number of individuals enrolled in SNAP and the dollars spent for a given month. SNAP benefits (dollars) are 100% federally funded.
*Due to the partial federal government shutdown, SNAP participants' February 2019 benefits were issued to EBT cards on or before Jan. 18, 2019

The CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. View CDC’s Official Mission Statements/Organizational Charts to learn more about CDC′s organizational structure.

CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

CDC increases the health security of our nation. As the nation’s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.