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Recognizing and congratulating David Gates, Esq. upon the occasion of his retirement from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project for his decades of service and commitment to people with disabilities and families in need of health insurance coverage and health care services in Philadelphia and across the Commonwealth.
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WHEREAS, David Gates, Esq. will presently retire from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project ("PHLP"), a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing health care rights, which Mr. Gates was instrumental in co-founding, and where he has provided legal counseling and representation to tens of thousands of individuals across the state, helping them get and keep health care coverage and services; and
WHEREAS, David Gates has devoted his entire professional life to organizations committed to advocating for the health and well-being of vulnerable populations, having worked, prior to PHLP, for the Bucks County Welfare Rights Organization, Bucks County Legal Aid, the late State Sen. Roxanne Jones of Philadelphia, and the National Health Law Program ("NHeLP") in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Gates has worked closely with people with disabilities, their family members, advocates, as well as federal, state, and local officials to create favorable conditions in the Commonwealth for consumers to thrive; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Gates has represented children and adults with disabilities in appeals before the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, the Insurance Department, the Common Pleas Court, Commonwealth Court, Superior Court, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the federal district courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Gates' contributions to this Commonwealth include significant legislative accomplishments, including contributing to the drafting of HB 20 of 1991 that created the Children's Health Insurance Program ("CHIP"); drafting regula...
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