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.
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.