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Policy Issues | Insurance customers, advocates say Pa. residents need more protection from rate hikes (Pittsburgh City Paper)
Larry Grumet won't deny the quality of his family's health-insurance coverage. What he takes issue with is its affordability. For much of the past 10 years, the 63-year-old Squirrel Hill resident has seen his family's premiums soar, even while his insurer's profits have remained hig... By Chris Young.
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Report: Blues deal may not benefit public (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A company hired by the state to review the proposed health insurance merger of Pittsburgh's Highmark Inc. and Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia has found that "there is a distinct possibility that Highmark would enter southeastern Pennsylvania absent the consolidation going forward." ...
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Horizon health plan ending contracts with Penn system, CHOP - Bizjournals.com
Horizon health plan ending contracts with Penn system, CHOP Bizjournals.com, NC - 1 hour ago If it followed through on such a plan this time, the health insurance company will be required to reimburse the state for tax breaks it received while ... NJ Blue Cross may cut Philadelphia hospitals from coverage Philadelphia Inquirer State releases Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield documents The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Report: Horizon won't stay healthy unless it goes public The Star-Ledger - NJ.com all 7 news articles
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NJ's largest insurer drops 2 Philly hospitals - Newsday
NJ's largest insurer drops 2 Philly hospitals Newsday, NY - 22 hours ago NEWARK, NJ - New Jersey's biggest health insurance company has told two Philadelphia hospitals that it will not renew their contracts. ... Report: Horizon won't stay healthy unless it goes public The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Horizon health plan ending contracts with Penn system, CHOP Triangle Business Journal NJHA: Public Deserves Full Disclosure of Horizon Conversion Plan PR Newswire (press release) Philadelphia Inquirer - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com all 31 news articles
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