Tag: pennsylvania health insurance
Health Care Costs Increase 7.3 Percent In 1 Year
Last week, Milliman released its annual Milliman Medical Index, and it shows that the average American family’s medical costs have doubled in less than nine years and increased 7.3 percent from 2010 to 2011. The results also show that hospital spending, which accounts for 48 percent of total health care […]
Pennsylvania Health Insurance Individual Mandate
On March 23, Republican Congressman Joe Pitts, Chairman of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a public hearing in Harrisburg to mark the one-year anniversary of PPACA. In testimony before the Committee, Governor Tom Corbett, who as Attorney General joined Pennsylvania in the multi-state suit […]
Health Insurance Updates July
Florida health insurance: Attorney General Bill McCollum and Secretary Tom Arnold of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration have submitted a formal request for a waiver from the federal government that, if granted, would launch a Florida pilot program for enhanced Medicaid fraud enforcement. Illinois health insurance: Last week […]
Pennsylvania Health Insurance News May
In Pennsylvania health insurance news, a mini-COBRA extension bill introduced by Representative Josh Shapiro would amend the law to extend the mini-COBRA benefit to laid-off employees of companies with fewer than 20 workers from 9 to 15 months. The bill was amended at the behest of the National Federation of […]
This Week In Health Care Reform
As lawmakers returned to Washington this week, Republicans affirmed their commitment to repealing the health care reform legislation, while Democrats continued to campaign on the health care reform law’s merits. Meanwhile, President Obama stepped up his efforts to energize his core supporters by capitalizing on health care reform. Health Care […]
This Week In Health Care Reform
President Obama finalized his health care reform package this week, signing into law the package of fixes approved by the House late last week. While some of the new provisions won’t take effect until 2014, some will be phased in beginning this year. Health Care Reform President Obama Signs Final […]
Health Insurance Overhaul Sued
On March 23, thirteen states (Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Washington) filed one lawsuit in the U.S. Court system for the Northern District of Florida challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This came minutes after President Barack Obama […]
Pennsylvania Health Insurance Plans
Affordable Pennsylvania health insurance plans are available from most major carriers such as Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Health America and United Health One. We offer plans to individual, family, self employed, and the uninsured. The rates you view on Easy To Insure ME are guaranteed to be the […]
US HHS grants $100 million
Health and Human Services granted $100 million in federal funds to Maine, Oregon, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Massachusetts, Colorado, Utah, South Carolina, and Maryland. This will be completed over a five year period and will improve health care quality for children enrolled in CHIP. The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization […]
Pennsylvania Health Insurance Raising Costs of Adult Basic
For residents waiting on the list for Adult Basic Pennsylvania health insurance, premiums are doubling. The 40,000 current participants will be hit with higher out of pocket costs. Higher health care costs in Pennsylvania health insurance and limited state funding are the main reasons for the major change in benefits […]
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