Comments on: SB 443

By: On tap this week in the Capitol | HealthPoint PA

On tap this week in the Capitol | HealthPoint PA — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:45:45 +0000

[...] SB 443, sponsored by Sen. Don White, denies payment of serious adverse events. [...]

By: Weekly Wrap: 3/9 ->3/13 | HealthPoint PA

Weekly Wrap: 3/9 ->3/13 | HealthPoint PA — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:06:55 +0000

[...] SB 443 (which will deny insurance payment for preventable adverse events) and SB 189 (allowing children, under certain conditions, to stay on their parents insurance policy until age 30) also passed out of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, and is on the Senate calendar for today. [...]

By: 3 HealthNET PA bills move out of committee | HealthPoint PA

3 HealthNET PA bills move out of committee | HealthPoint PA — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:16:06 +0000

[...] Senate Bill 443, also introduced by Sen. White, would permit health insurers to withhold payment to providers in the event of a medical error. ”Medicare has already stopped reimbursing providers for the cost of medical-related infections and mistakes and it is time that we give health insurance companies the same opportunity,” Senator White said. [...]