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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....

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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,…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...