New York State’s 2012-2013 budget restored $30.6 million to the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program that helps low- and moderate-income seniors pay for medications not covered by Medicare.

New York’s banking and insurance departments will be merged, putting into effect a proposal Gov. Andrew Cuomo made before taking office in January.

Delaware state workers will start paying more for infertility treatments as of July 1, due to a cut in benefits recently approved by the state’s employee benefits committee.

Acknowledging that a federal lawsuit could take years to resolve, Virginia officials have announced a new Health Care Reform Initiative to prepare for the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Healthy Howard, the program helping uninsured residents gain access to health care, has received a vote of confidence to continue for another year amid funding issues.

The Congressional Budget Office has revised its estimate for the cost of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, indicating that it will require at least $115 billion more over the next decade than first thought.

Hawaii’s legislators, who ended their annual session April 30, looked to the insurance industry to help recover from its budget deficit, an approach one trade association says will mean increased costs for that state’s businesses and consumers.

An insurance trade group is asking Washington’s governor to veto a bill seeking to poach $10 million in insurance funds to help offset state budget shortfalls.

The Pennsylvania House Insurance Committee has scheduled a May 27 public hearing in Harrisburg, Pa., to explore what the federal health reform law means for the state.

A Pennsylvania court has ordered state official to return between $566 and $716 million to the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCare) Fund it improperly transferred.