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Commentary: High-deductible health plans are being sold as a cure. They aren't
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (570+ words) Marc Henry Estriplet The Fulcrum High-deductible plans drive medical debt, which remains one of the leading causes of personal bankruptcy in the United States, writes Marc Henry Estriplet. Recently, during rounds, I met a patient who almost missed her own…...
Public hearing requested on Geisinger-Risant's request to modify $100 M insurance conditions
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1019+ words) Hearing requested on request to modify $100 M insurance conditions WILKES-BARRE " A coalition of community members and health care workers in Pennsylvania is calling for a public hearing to ensure transparency around Geisinger-Risant's "Request for Modification" of its insurance conditions. In…...
Longtime insurance executive named new president of Geisinger Health Plan
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (181+ words) DANVILLE " Jeremy Gaskill is the new president of Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) and executive vice president of insurance operations for Geisinger, effective Feb. 23. Gaskill joins GHP after more than two decades at Humana, where he most recently served as the…...
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (889+ words) By ALI SWENSON Associated Press 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. A lectern awaits the arrival of House Democrats to speak on the health care…...
Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (973+ words) By ALI SWENSON Associated Press Pages from the U. S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare. gov are seen on a computer screen in New York opn Aug. 19. Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard Senate Minority…...
Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (613+ words) By ALI SWENSON Associated Press U. S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Western Governors" Association meeting Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. But the net prices it unveiled for a 30-day supply of each drug are…...
Commentary: When health insurance tax credits disappear, so does my family's peace of mind
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (637+ words) Juan Ochoa Chicago Tribune FILE - Pages from the U. S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare. gov are seen on a computer screen in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. I remember the knot in my stomach when I had to tell…...
Some furloughed workers will return to manage health insurance open enrollment as shutdown drags on
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (303+ words) By ALI SWENSON Associated Press The recall to duty amid the more than three-week-long government shutdown is what's needed to "best serve the American people amid the Medicare and Marketplace open enrollment seasons," the spokesperson said Thursday. It will be…...
Forty Fort's insurance carrier opts out of coverage due to ongoing litigation
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (682+ words) Forty Fort council members at Monday's work session. FORTY FORT " Forty Fort's insurance carrier has opted not to renew the borough's police, professional and public officials liability coverage due to a number of reported claims, Borough Manager Bonnie Arnone announced…...
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP: Affordable Care Act 2026 health insurance rates released
8+ mon, 6+ hour ago (1016+ words) The Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg on July 26, 2023. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) this week released the final Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance rates for 2026. New federal rules on enrollment put in place by the Republican budget bill…...