Insurance
Pa. lawmakers’ bid to yank JUA money continues — with a twist
The plan would fold the Joint Underwriting Association into the state Insurance Department despite the association's claims that it's a separate entity.
6 years ago
Prosecutors to recommend a 7 year term for N.J. contractor who stole from Sandy victims
A New Jersey couple has admitted stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 20 victims who hired them to repair or rebuild their homes after Superstorm Sandy.
7 years ago
New Jersey still finding Superstorm Sandy scammers
The New Jersey Attorney General’s office is charging three more people with filing fraudulent applications for Superstorm Sandy relief funds.
7 years ago
Feds extend deadline for Sandy survivors to access flood mitigation funding
The program provides homeowners up to $30,000.
7 years ago
Delaware measure calls for mandating insurers cover infertility treatment
The Delaware Fertility Care and Preservation Bill would help couples struggling to conceive by requiring private insurance companies cover infertility.
7 years ago
Independence Blue Cross joins health insurers ending co-pays for naloxone
When the policy change takes effect March 1, many covered under its health insurance plans will be able to obtain the drug at no cost.
7 years ago
Trump administration wants to let insurers offer plans with fewer benefits
Trump wants to allow insurance companies to offer more policies that have limited health benefits and that can reject customers if they have pre-existing medical conditions.
7 years ago
Aetna agrees to pay $17M in massive HIV privacy breach
Settlement funds will go to 12,000 Aetna subscribers. The fact they were taking HIV medication was revealed through an envelope window in correspondence from the insurer.
7 years ago
Listen 4:02Murphy names Assemblywoman Caride to head N.J. banking department
Caride will have a role in implementing Murphy's signature campaign pledge of creating a public bank.
7 years ago
Pennsylvanians signing up as ACA open enrollment deadline looms
"We're trying to do the best that we can and see as many folks as we can in these last 48 hours,” said Patrick Keenan of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network.
7 years ago
Why do so many people hate Obamacare so much?
While partisanship is a major reason why some people hate the health law, it's far from the only one. Here are four more:
7 years ago
Health care, not taxes, is killing American competition
There is no evidence to support Republicans’ claims that cutting taxes for wealthy individuals and large corporations will trickle down to create jobs and raise incomes.
7 years ago
Pa. House passes ‘clean’ CHIP renewal, without ban on transgender coverage
The routine bill became controversial this year, because the Senate inserted language that would have prohibited CHIP from covering transgender kids' transition surgeries.
7 years ago
Democrats, health officials, oppose Republican tax plan
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, is voicing opposition to the latest tax plan which aims to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania wrestles with uncertainty over children’s health insurance funding
The Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, provides health coverage to millions of kids nationwide. But lawmakers have yet to reauthorize it.
7 years ago