Employee healthcare benefits may have flaws
Supporters of the healthcare reform law say there are major flaws in a new survey of small businesses, reports The Hill.
Opinion: Repeal the Medicare board
Nationwide newspaper USA Today recently published an op-ed written by Pennsylvania Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, on why she believes the federal government should repeal that part of the healthcare reform law that established the Independent Payment Advisory Board for Medicare.
New healthcare reform mandate issued by Rendell’s advisory committee
Under Gov. Rendell blueprints for healthcare reform were drafted. With the change in office, it is uncertain if these recommendations will be used by Corbett.
PA facing an increase in health insurance scams
The new changes in health insurance regulations have open the door for scammers to target senior citizens, small business owners, people who buy individual coverage, and the uninsured. There are several cases in Pennsylvania that have surfaced and are expect to increase in the upcoming months. Advocacy and government agencies have taken action to educate the public on strategies to avoid insurance scams.
New GOP governors will affect the way many states administer health care reform laws
It is up to states to run markets, known as “exchanges,” through which individuals and small businesses will be able to buy health insurance plans, often with federal subsidies, beginning in 2014. States will also oversee a mostly federally funded expansion of Medicaid to cover a far larger share of the poor.
Blackburn and Fitzpatrick Fight to Repeal the Health Care Law
The fight to repeal the health care legislation continues in the House.
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.