Similar bills filed in the Pennsylvania House and Senate would give the state more power to negotiate contracts between insurers and health care providers, including Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).

Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Corbett has named a team of 17 insurance industry officials to serve on his transition team overseeing insurance matters.

Several representatives of the health care industry told a Pennsylvania Senate committee that its bill to create a single-payer system in the state does not control costs or guarantee more people get health care.

The budget stalemate in Harrisburg between Gov. Ed Rendell and Senate Republicans leaves several programs waiting for funding, including the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Don White

That reality has led …  Read →

A little over halfway through his tenure as Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner, Joel Ario feels he has a lot of work ahead of him.

Joel Ario

Ario, nominated by Gov. Ed Rendell …  Read →

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said he will sign legislation expanding Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) health benefits to employees laid off by small companies, following approval of the measure …  Read →

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario said a plan by Senate Republicans in the state to trim nearly $8 million from the State Children’s Health Insurance Program will result in “decidedly …  Read →

The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a series of bills to expand access and health insurance coverage, part of the 15-bill HealthNET PA legislative package.

The bills now go to …  Read →