Jessica Benham

Affordable & Dignified Healthcare for All
Jessica believes that all Pennsylvanians deserve access to quality healthcare and is fighting to protect the Medicaid expansion that has benefited over 3,000,000 residents. She is also fighting for people with disabilities and seniors to receive long term health care supports and services in the dignity of their own homes.
Jessica Benham helped pass a law to ensure people with disabilities and pre-existing conditions can’t be denied life-saving medical procedures.

In 2024, Governor Shapiro signed her bill, H.B. 1993, into law. This legislation levels the playing field between small local pharmacies and big corporate chains by regulating the predatory middlemen (called Pharmacy Benefits Managers or PBMs) that are raising prices for everyone, controlling what prescriptions people can access, and giving unfair deals to the big chains.

Disability Rights
As a person with a disability herself, Jessica knows the many barriers to accessibility that exist in Pennsylvania. She has fought for the rights of people with disabilities during her appointment to an advisory board overseeing the Office of Developmental Programs, the department which oversees services provided to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in PA. …

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