"Philadelphia Health Insurance Market"
Rendell notifies Pa. unions of intent to furlough - Philadelphia Inquirer
Rendell notifies Pa . unions of intent to furlough Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 1 hour ago The unions say the administration wants to decrease a reserve in their health insurance fund by nearly $200 million and is also talking about "rolling ...
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The number of Pennsylvania residents without health insurance has increased to more than 1 million, according to a state Insurance Department survey released Thursday.
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Merger of Blues will impact state’s health insurance market (The Citizens' Voice)
Pennsylvania’s largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers project $892 million of cost savings in their first six years together if the state approves their proposed merger.
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Center For American Progress A Perfect Storm Center For American Progress, DC - 21 hours ago Approving the Highmark/IBC merger, which will lead to higher health insurance prices, will place Pennsylvania businesses at a significant competitive ...
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A Nutter Day - PW-Philadelphia Weekly
PW-Philadelphia Weekly A Nutter Day PW-Philadelphia Weekly, PA - 16 hours ago “There’s legislation at the state and national level for single-payer health insurance ,” she says. “It would provide healthcare for everybody in the country ...
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BBC News Fattah Calls SCHIP Vote 'Major Stride' in Expanding Health Care PR Newswire (press release), NY - 18 hours ago "I am proud to have championed children's
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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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WEIGHING THE BENEFITS - The Patriot-News - PennLive.com
WEIGHING THE BENEFITS The Patriot-News - PennLive.com, PA - Jul 10, 2008 Her health insurance came from a trade association that bought it from Philadelphia -based Independence Blue Cross, which has no network in this area. ...
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Editorial: Blue Cross Merger Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 8 hours ago For businesses and individuals in Pennsylvania that keep getting socked with higher and higher health - insurance premiums, it's hard to find any upside to
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ASSESSING THE HEALTH RISKS - Philadelphia Daily News
ASSESSING THE HEALTH RISKS Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Jul 9, 2008 Still, much is at stake - particularly, $650 million in health insurance that Blue Cross/Highmark said it would provide to the underinsured, $1 billion in ...
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Highmark and Independence Blue Cross CEOs Say Combination of ... Insurance News Net (press release), PA - Jul 9, 2008 Simply put, the two companies and
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Pennsylvania Hearings May Focus on Possible Anti-Competitive ... - Insurance News Net (press release)
Pennsylvania Hearings May Focus on Possible Anti-Competitive ...Insurance News Net (press release), PA - Jul 2, 2008It also would generate $285 million in pharmacy savings, holding down drug costs that contribute to health insurance premiums, he said. ...
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Pennsylvania Hearings May Focus on Possible Anti-Competitive ...Insurance News Net (press release), PA - Jul 2, 2008It also would generate $285 million in pharmacy savings, holding down drug
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Keeping and bearing arms - Philadelphia Inquirer
Keeping and bearing armsPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 8 hours agoKenyatta Donley, 33, a marketing manager for a health insurance company, believes attempts by the city to pass gun legislation are "disingenuous at best" ...
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HARRISBURG — Legislation providing for state oversight of proposed mergers of nonprofit health insurance companies received final legislative approval Wednesday and is headed to the governor for his signature and enactment into law.
