Pennsylvania Health Insurance:
Affordable health insurance in Pennsylvania. News on family, individual, group and small business Pennsylvania health insurance plans. Research on coverage and updates on health insurance in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh .
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Sep 16th, 2008
Pennsylvania health care providers and consumers would benefit more if insurers Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield remained competitors rather than collaborators.
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Sep 13th, 2008
Pennsylvania Governor told reporters that talks with Republican state senators are moving along and could result in compromise legislation to cover hundreds of thousands of uninsured state residents.
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Aug 27th, 2008
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) has signed legislation requiring coverage for autism be included in all health insurance policies sold within the state.
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Jul 14th, 2008
Pennsylvania health insurance providers are now required to provide autism health insurance coverage. The new bill protects children with autism and requires coverage of expenses.
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Jul 10th, 2008
Gov. Ed Rendell signed an executive order reopening the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council one week after it was closed due to budgetary constraints, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Jul 5th, 2008
In a historical and unprecedented move, the Pennsylvania legislature voted nearly unanimously in the affirmative for House Bill 1150 to mandate commercial insurance companies to cover some services for children with autism.
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May 27th, 2008
CMS earlier this month granted approval of a waiver program that allows Pennsylvania state to allocate part of its federal Medicaid funds toward services for adult residents with autism.
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May 23rd, 2008
The administration of Pennsylvania Governor has proposed shifting control of the prescription drug component of Medicaid managed care plans to the state Department of Public Welfare.
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May 5th, 2008
There are more than 8,000 uninsured adults in Schuylkill County - nearly 1,000 of whom are on a waiting list to receive health care coverage - who urgently need the state Senate to approve a plan to help them gain access to health insurance.
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Apr 3rd, 2008
The Pennsylvania House to approve legislation that would limit the ability of insurers to consider certain factors, such as health history, when setting rates for health plans offered to individuals and small businesses.
