Buying insurance becomes easier with new standardized forms
Health Insurance buyers will be required to use new standardized forms beginning next year, these forms are intended to describe benefits and costs in easy-to-understand terms.
Obama administration announced standards for insurance marketplaces
The Obama administration unveiled standards on Monday for insurance marketplaces, reports The New York Times.
Costly cancer drugs may or may not be covered by insurance
Neither the Food and Drug Administration, which decides which drugs can be marketed, nor Medicare, which decides which treatments to cover, considers costs, reports The New York Times.
Highmark merging with West Penn Allegheny Health System
Health insurer Highmark, Inc. says it’s merging with the struggling West Penn Allegheny Health System, reports The Patriot-News.
The right to review health plans may be unknown to consumers
Millions of Americans gained the right this year to appeal decisions made by health plans to an outside, independent decision-maker. But many of these consumers might not know they have the new option — and when they find out, it might be too late, reports Kaiser Health News.
Premature-birth drug costs skyrocket
17P is a safe drug that has successfully prevented many premature births.This drug was once cheap and cost effective but now the drug company is drastically raising the price which is hurting both patients and insurance companies.
PA Rep. Pashinski proposes new health plan
State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski has created an alternate plan for a Healthcare Insurance Certification Program. Pashinski plans to introduce this legislation at a public hearing of the state House Policy Committee next week.
Looking to restore adultBasic insurance
Auditor General Jack Wagner is pushing to bring back adultBasic insurance using PA’s tobacco fund.
AdultBasic insurance is scheduled to end
AdultBasic insurance is ending after Gov. Corbett and Legislature say that there is no funding left to support its coverage.
AdultBasic subscribers are hoping insurance program stays
With the current budget deficit, the state cannot afford to fund adultBasic insurance, yet there are some lawmakers and subscribers who are doing what they can to make sure the program stays.