Pennsylvania gov's top health care aide to leave (The Mercury)

Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG — The director of Gov. Ed Rendell's efforts to expand health insurance to low-income children and adults, help doctors pay their malpractice bills and modernize Pennsylvania's health care system is stepping down.
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Rendell's top health care aide to leave Phoenixville News, PA - 3 hours ago Ed Rendell's efforts to expand health insurance to low-income children and adults, help doctors pay their malpractice bills
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Pennsylvania gov's top health care aide to leave - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Pennsylvania gov's top health care aide to leave Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - 14 minutes ago Ed Rendell's efforts to expand health insurance to low-income children and adults, help doctors pay their malpractice bills and modernize Pennsylvania's ...
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Pennsylvania’s Insurance Department says the waiting list for a state-subsidized health insurance program for adults has reached an all-time high.
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Briefly... CITY/REGION Philadelphia Daily News, PA - 8 hours ago Pennsylvania's Insurance Department
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Aetna Unites with EasyToInsureME - PR.com (press release)

Aetna Unites with EasyToInsureME PR.com (press release), NY - 8 hours ago In the search for health insurance in Pennsylvania , Aetna is 1 of the top 3 companies Pennsylvania residents should be looking for. Philadelphia , PA ...
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Rendell's top aide on health care to step down Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 8 hours ago The governor's Prescription for Pennsylvania , a key effort of his second term,
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Keystone East seeks 10% rate increase for HMO plan - Bizjournals.com

Keystone East seeks 10% rate increase for HMO plan Bizjournals.com, NC - 19 hours ago Keystone Health Plan East submitted a rate filing with the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance seeking to increase the base rates of its HMO group product, ...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday, as part of a continuing series called "Falling Through: Casualties of the Health Insurance Crisis," examined how more U.S. residents appear
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How the region shapes up by sector - Philadelphia Inquirer

How the region shapes up by sector Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 8 hours ago Diane Mastrull When people lose their jobs, they often lose their health insurance , as well. When employers feel strapped, they buy policies with bigger ...
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Knox: No To Blue Cross Merger Evening Bulletin, PA - Dec 11, 2008 I personally experienced the difficulty in competing with IBC and Highmark in Pennsylvania first hand, with my efforts
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Group hopes that Obama's election leads to universal coverage - Philadelphia Metro

Group hopes that Obama's election leads to universal coverage Philadelphia Metro, PA - 20 hours ago “I never would have thought I was not going to have health care insurance ,” she said. “And when you look around, so many people don’t [have insurance ] and ...
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Obama Transition Team Seeks Americans’ Input on Health Care Future InjuryBoard.com, FL - 12 hours ago I, for one, am asking
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Strong case to reject merger - Scranton Times-Tribune

Strong case to reject merger Scranton Times-Tribune,  USA - 6 hours ago Every health insurance consumer in Pennsylvania has a stake in the proposed merger of Highmark, Pittsburgh, and Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia , ...
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Proposed merger of Blues health insurers must be rejected Towanda Daily Review, PA - 7 hours ago Every health insurance consumer in Pennsylvania , whether in Bradford and Sullivan counties,
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Editorials from around Pennsylvania - York Daily Record

Editorials from around Pennsylvania York Daily Record, PA - 17 hours ago It would create one of the nation's largest health insurance providers. We aren't convinced that the merger would help patients who face escalating costs ...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday, as part of its series titled "Falling Through: Casualties of the Health Insurance Crisis," profiled a New Jersey man who became ill and lost his
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AHIP, BCBS Say They Support Guaranteed Coverage For People With Pre-Existing Health Conditions, As Long As All ... (Medical News Today)

America's Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in separate announcements on Wednesday said that they would support guaranteed health coverage for people with pre-existing health conditions, as long as lawmakers also approve an enforceable requirement that all U.S. residents obtain coverage, the New York Times reports.
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Drug distributor McKesson Corp. , San Francisco, said yesterday it would pay $350 million to consumers and health plans - including
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Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Care Proposals In Six States (Medical News Today)

Summaries of news about efforts to restructure health coverage in Louisiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin appear below.Louisiana: The Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatricians and the Louisiana Hospital Association recently filed public records requests to obtain details about Gov.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer on Friday, as part of its series, "Falling Through: Casualties of the Health Insurance
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