Pennsylvania’s application for $160 million to establish a high-risk health insurance pool for uninsured state residents who have pre-existing medical conditions was approved by federal authorities.

The U.S. House passed an extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, the first step in restoring the program, which expired May 31.

Virginia lawmakers went into overtime this weekend to pass a two-year, $70 billion budget that includes $360 million in cuts to health and human services programs in the state.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposed budget, cutting hospital Medicaid payments by nearly $31.9 million, jeopardizes public health and jobs, according to one medical group.

New York Gov. David Paterson has announced that the Obama Administration has approved the expansion of the state’s Child Health Plus health plan, paving the way for thousands more children …  Read →