Gov. Rendell orders PA Insurance Department to Investigate Recent Rate Increases
Gov. Rendell wants an investigation into recent increases in health care premiums, stating that insurers are hiking up rates before the federal healthcare reform goes into effect.
New Healthcare Laws Change Existing Probe Against Blues
The Department of Insurance had begun a unfair trade practices probe against PA’s Blue Cross-Blue Shield health insurers, but are now facing new issues due to the healthcare reform.
Hazleton newspaper wonders what national healthcare reform will mean for PA
The Standard-Speaker interviews people in the Hazleton region about their thoughts on national healthcare reform.
State insurance dept OK’s health insurance company executives’ salaries
Says they’re on par with executives with similar jobs.
PA Health Access Network: Report describes how federal HR 3200 would impact PA
The statewide coalition says HR 3200 would benefit thousands of people in every PA congressional district.
PA voices on the national healthcare reform debate
Pennsylvania “Blue Dog” members of Congress are cautious about reform plans, and a columnist calls them out on it.
Debate over who should set healthcare costs goes back a long time
The fight isn’t just a matter of Democrats vs. Republicans, Blue Dogs vs. liberals or patients vs. insurers. It is also doctors vs. doctors, says the New York Times.
White House still optimistic about healthcare reform bill
The Obama administration is maintaining that a bill will be passed by the end of the year.
Arguing over President Obama’s healthcare reform plan
President Obama’s healthcare reform plan, still majorly in the works, is drawing comments from the R’s and D’s as much as ever.
House Health Plan Outlines Higher Taxes on Rich
House Democratic leaders took a big step toward guaranteeing health insurance for most Americans on Tuesday as they unveiled a bill that detailed how they would expand coverage, slow the growth of Medicare, raise taxes on high-income people and penalize employers who do not provide health benefits to their workers, according to the New York Times.