Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center reached an agreement , ending their months-long impasse over health coverage for people in Western Pennsylvania through December 2014.

Almost all states “held steady” or made targeted improvements in their eligibility and enrollment rules in 2010 despite the recession, a new survey shows.

Reston, Va.-based MAXIMUS has signed an eligibility support services contract with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

The U.S. House of Representatives has joined the U.S. Senate in approving a bill freezing Medicare pay for doctors through the end of 2011.

A new study indicates that of the 172 million individuals under the age of 65 with private health insurance, 73% have some type of dental coverage, while 45 million do not.

Touting the nearly $3 billion federal anti-fraud efforts brought into federal coffers last year, government officials say the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will do even more to assist in fighting additional fraud and waste.

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.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell announced that the state will use nearly $10 million in federal grant funds to improve the quality of health care for children and reduce the cost of services by using electronic health records.

In a plan the White House says “bridges the gap” between House and Senate health reform bills, President Barack Obama laid out a comprehensive proposal he feels will make coverage more affordable and accessible, while calling for greater accountability by stakeholders in the market.

A New Jersey watchdog group is voicing its opposition to millions of dollars in proposed cuts to the states’ budget that aid its uninsured population, calling such measures “mean and short-sighted.”