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Pittsburgh audit finds gaps in URA’s covid relief spending records
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (464+ words) Pittsburgh Controller Rachael Heisler in an audit released Wednesday said the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority was missing documentation about how it spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal covid-19 relief money. The audit focused on American Rescue Plan Act…...
Editorial: Pennsylvania health insurance rates need triage
1+ week, 4+ day ago (518+ words) The cost of staying healthy is climbing. The cost of getting sick is even worse. Prescription drug costs are up. So is the amount of money people spend in urgent care — and that’s affordable compared with an emergency room visit....
Pa. advocates call for healthcare cost freeze as insurers seek 17% hike
2+ week, 1+ day ago (513+ words) A group of healthcare advocacy groups is pushing for Pennsylvania regulators to freeze healthcare rates as insurers press for sharp premium increases. Data revealed last week showed insurers are seeking an average increase of 17.1% for those insured in the state…...
Health insurance companies seek average 17.1% premium increase for Pennie
2+ week, 6+ day ago (469+ words) Pennsylvanians who buy their own health insurance through Pennie, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, could see significantly higher premiums in 2027 as insurers have requested an average rate increase of 17.1%. The proposed increases, announced by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, would…...
Hearing set on WVU Health System purchase of Independence Health
2+ week, 6+ day ago (397+ words) The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office will convene a public hearing Friday morning in Hempfield to solicit comments on the West Virginia University Health System’s proposed purchase of Independence Health System. The deal, announced last fall and formalized in June with…...
Lisa Jarvis: The truth about the ACA’s ‘fraudsters’
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (534+ words) Millions of Americans have dropped their Affordable Care Act insurance coverage this year. It’s the predictable consequence of Republicans’ decision to allow the expiration of tax credits that put Obamacare plans within reach for many and helped drive the rate…...
Affordable Care Act rates may be headed for stark hike — again
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (618+ words) For those who rely on Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance — especially middle-income policyholders — “rough waters” may be ahead in 2027, according to industry experts. ACA policyholders, particularly those who are middle-income earners, could face another year of steep premium increases…...
Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (644+ words) NEW YORK — States across the country saw steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act over the past year, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollees, according to new federal data that…...
Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (244+ words) NEW YORK — About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year, according to new federal data. “We know that real people lost their health insurance…...
AI-powered healthcare fraud has insurers on their toes
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (617+ words) Pulling off health insurance fraud used to take time and skill. Until a few years ago, criminals couldn’t fabricate health records without knowing medical terminology and billing codes. If the scheme involved fooling a call center worker, the fraudster would…...