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A mailing from insurer Aetna breached the privacy of thousands of HIV positive members.
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Health

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.

8 years ago

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New Jersey Gov.-elect Phil Murphy says Assemblywoman Marlene Caride will help him develop a pubic bank in New Jersey as commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance.  (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Murphy 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.

8 years ago

Gokhan Ozagacli looks over paperwork Thursday after enrolling for health insurance with the help of Pennsylvania Health Access Network. (Anne Hoffman/ for WHYY)
Health

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.

8 years ago

Opposition to Obamacare has been strong from the beginning. Demonstrators made their dissatisfaction clear in front of the Supreme Court in 2015. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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:

8 years ago

Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Bernie Sanders speak during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to unveil their Medicare for All legislation to reform health care.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

CHIP covers healthcare for almost 200,000 children. But this year, its reauthorization became entangled in a debate over whether to cover gender confirmation surgery. (AP)
Health

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.

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware opposes the GOP tax plan and its impact on the Affordable Care Act. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

A University of Delaware study has found a 6 percent decline in the number of Delaware primary care doctors providing direct patient care from 2013 to 2018. (Rick Bowmer/AP, file)
Health

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.

8 years ago

This aerial photo shows storm damage from Sandy in Mantoloking, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012. (Doug Mills, AP Photo, Pool)
Politics & Policy

N.J. delegation split on renewing U.S. flood insurance program

The measure calls for increasing flood insurance premiums for many property owners to help firm up a program under stress from ever-more frequent and powerful storms.

8 years ago

Uwe Reinhardt
Health

Princeton University health economist Uwe Reinhardt dies at 80

"Uwe Reinhardt was a giant in our field, a moral compass for American health care," said Drew Altman, President and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

8 years ago

 This Oct. 30, 2012 aerial photo provided by the U.S.Air Force shows flooding on the New Jersey shoreline during a search and rescue mission. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)
Politics & Policy

The future of flood insurance rates up for debate in Congress

The National Flood Insurance Program is billions of dollars in the red and has been operating a deficit for years. Congress has until Dec. 8 to decide what to do.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform during an event at the Harrisburg International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in Middletown, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Trump seeks end to health care penalty in House GOP tax bill

President Donald Trump is pressuring Republicans to repeal a health care law penalty in their tax rewrite.

8 years ago

Nancy Quinn stands in front of the bakery she works at in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood. (Joel Wolfram/for WHYY)
Health

ACA enrollees confused by letters estimating higher rate hikes than expected

Many enrollees received letters from their insurance company noting increased premiums for 2018 but they didn't include updated subsidy amounts.

8 years ago

In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo, File)
Health

Pennsylvania gears up for health insurance open enrollment with campaign of its own

The window to sign up for individual health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's online marketplace begins Wednesday, Nov. 1.

8 years ago

Inside the Pennsylvania state capitol building (AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP bid for Medicaid work requirements unlikely to withstand veto

House Republicans have managed to slide a piece of priority legislation through their chamber and on to Democratic Governor Tom Wolf's desk.

8 years ago

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