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Insurance scarcities mean fewer services for children, families [column]
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (415+ words) Every day, organizations such as COBYS Family Services support crises in which ambiguity and complexity are the norms " finding safe homes for neglected, abused children, navigating behavioral health emergencies, and balancing community safety and youth needs in the delinquency system....
Insurance landscape, patient experience, access: Penn State Health's CEO weighs in [Q&A]
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (752+ words) Michael Kupferman, chief executive officer at Penn State Health. As Pennsylvanians drop health insurance, technology becomes ingrained in healthcare and workforce shortages remain a pain point, Penn State Health CEO Michael Kupferman, who entered the role in June 2025, maintains a…...
More than 3, 300 Lancaster Countians drop Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs skyrocket
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (615+ words) FILE - Pages from the U. S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare. gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. Lancaster County is among the leaders in Affordable Care Insurance Act plan terminations by one measure compiled just…...
Health insurance premiums are set to spike because of the GOP [letter]
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (399+ words) Approximately half a million Pennsylvania residents obtain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace known as Pennie in the commonwealth. One political party wants to keep the pandemic-era tax credits for small business owners and for workers who can't…...
Medicare 101 for employers & employees
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (832+ words) Medicare can sometimes feel like a maze of ever-changing rules and regulations for businesses and their employees who are approaching that magic age of 65. There are obvious questions: Do I have to enroll in Medicare if I continue working? What…...
Health insurance rates for individual policies to see double-digit percent increase in 2026 in Pa.
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (887+ words) Finalized health insurance rates for 2026 show an average increase of 21. 5% for individual plans and 12. 7% for small business group plans in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department, which approved the new rates, attributed the increases in part to rising health care costs,…...
Health insurance in Pa. may see biggest hike in years
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (593+ words) Tentative 2026 health insurance rates for individual plans show a 19% average increase and small business group plans show a 13% jump, according to Pennsylvania regulators. The proposed rate hikes must be approved by the state Insurance Department and comments from the public…...
More employers adopting ICHRAs, giving workers money to buy their own health insurance
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (870+ words) This image provided by Take Command in June 2025 shows an example of options online for Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements where a company's employees can choose a health insurance policy. A small, growing number of employers are putting health insurance…...
SDL board members agree to lessen impact of health insurance premiums on 'lowest paid' employees
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (478+ words) What happened: At least 34 employees will see their health insurance costs increase by a smaller amount than originally planned after board members unanimously approve newly released premiums for. .. A view of Mc Caskey High School, in the School District of…...