Blue Cross vs. Pharmacies battle illustrates biggest difficulty in healthcare reform
So says Wilkes-Barre’s The Citizens Voice.
The White House had a talk with 5 major health insurance companies yesterday
Insurance companies are pointing their finger at hospitals, saying they’re to blame for rising premiums.
How President Obama’s proposed health reform plan would affect PA
The Morning Call explains how small businesses would see a huge benefit.
Obama admin warns that double-digit increases in health insurance premiums are approaching
The announcement comes as the President continues to push for healthcare reform.
PA raising rates for adultBasic
Premiums will double for people on the waiting list to buy the adultBasic state health insurance.
Uninsured adults waiting to get coverage from PA’s health plan will face increased costs
Beginning March 1, those who choose to pay an at-cost monthly premium for coverage while waiting for a spot to open for them in the much cheaper program will see their monthly premium go from an average of $330 to $600.
Independence Blue Cross changing 3 plans; customers worried
The replacement plans will be more expensive, and provide less coverage.
U.S. House votes to extend COBRA expansion
More people will be eligible to receive the benefits, and for a longer period of time.
Creature of dysfunction
Philadelphia Inq reports:
I’m not quite sure how we wound up with President Lieberman. Last I recall, he completed his sole bid for the presidency on Feb. 3, 2004, when he got his butt kicked by losing seven out of seven Democratic contests.
Yet thanks to the undemocratic rules and routinized dysfunction of the U.S. Senate, this [...]
Dean urges defeat of emerging health care bill
AP reports:
WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean argued Wednesday that the health care overhaul bill taking shape in the Senate further empowers private insurers at the expense of consumer choice.
“You will be forced to buy insurance. If you don’t, you’ll pay a fine,” said Dean, a physician. “It’s an insurance company bailout.” Interviewed [...]