Western Pa. health insurers all see business growing
It seems Western Pennsylvania is the mythical Lake Wobegon of regional health insurance markets -- all the carriers were above average in 2011.
Local group holds forum on national health care
A local group sponsored what was billed as an educational debate regarding the creation of a health insurance exchange in Pennsylvania Wednesday night. Sponsored by a group calling themselves “The Lehigh Valley COALITION for Health Care Reform,” the 90-minute event featured speeches from conservative activists and think tank members. The group’s website, which claims non-partisanship and not-for ...
New health insurers add Western Pennsylvania clients with caution
Highmark Inc. is facing its first real competition in the Western Pennsylvania health insurance market.
Daniel Rubin: For couple in need of health insurance, good news and bad
A year has passed since Pennsylvania informed about 40,000 working poor people it was dumping them from the health-insurance program called adultBasic.
Highmark to spend $500 million on care network
Health insurance giant Highmark Inc. will spend up to $500 million to develop a new network of doctors, community hospitals and outpatient locations in Western Pennsylvania.
Pass bill to keep patients 'in network'
Recent events in Northeastern Pennsylvania demonstrate emphatically that health-care consolidation is a fact of life.After years of struggling independently, Regional Hospital of Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital have been acquired by for-profit Commun
State plans to develop health insurance exchange
Pennsylvania is among 28 states developing its own health care insurance exchange, not a default federal version, White House officials announced Wednesday.
UPMC growth adds expenses, profit falls
UPMC treated more patients and signed up more insurance customers in the last three months of 2011, which pushed revenue for the nonprofit up 15 percent.
White House Calls Increases in Health Insurance Rates Too High
The Obama administration ordered a health insurance company to rescind the rate increases it sought or justify its refusal to do so.
State's health plan cheaper for new county controller
As long as Pennsylvania Rep. Chelsa Wagner remains on the state payroll, she'll pay less for health insurance than she would in her new role as Allegheny County controller.