Towards the Future

PHLP has achieved significant success in making a difference with its Helpline, but the organization has set its sights on even higher goals.  PHLP staff attorney Kyle Fisher states, “It is satisfying to see the impact we have had on the lives of those whom we have helped. But there is a lot more to be done and we realize that.” Going forward, PHLP has set its sights on several objectives, including:

• Growing the number of people served through the Helpline from the current 3,000 cases per year
• Providing legal counsel not just to Medicare and Medicaid users, but also to those who use commercial insurance
• Using the platform provided by the Consumer Subcommittee of Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance Advisory Committee to drive critical changes in delivery of health care
• Positioning health care as a social justice issue and influencing policy through impact litigation  and advisory roles

Rahul Sanghavi is an MBA student and Social Enterprise Fellow at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He previously worked as a management consultant with the Monitor Group in Singapore for four years.

Rachel Kotok is a senior BSN student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, where she is a Hillman Scholar.  She will complete her clinical rotation this spring at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City.