Pennsylvania
As part of Gov. Ed Rendell’s comprehensive health care reform plan, Prescription for Pennsylvania, the governor’s office is detailing how to best shift the state to an electronic system of health records.
An insurance industry trade group representing agents in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania has expanded a tool to help its members better protect their books of business and its value.
Harleysville Insurance was recently recognized with a pair of honors by a national technology firm and its network of independent agents.
Dominion Dental Services has launched a new provider portal allowing participating dentists to administer their dental transactions online.
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department and Kingsway Financial Services have both filed complaints in Commonwealth Court regarding the distribution of shares of troubled insurer Lincoln General.
Standard and preferred customers of Foremost Insurance’s DistinctChoice Auto program in Pennsylvania can expect to see their rates lowered 10% to 15%, the company said.
Citing the economy’s impact on its customers, one of the nation’s largest health insurers is eliminating about 1,200 jobs between now and March 2010.
On Nov. 25, Delaware will become the first state in the nation to require insurance carriers to cover medically appropriate developmental screenings for children between birth and age 3.
A group, challenging mandatory enrollment in Medicare, plans to fight any government mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance.
The Pittsburgh office of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department is closing as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to recover from its $3.25 billion budget deficit.

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