Health Insurance

On today’s episode of The Confluence: Proposed legislation in Harrisburg could help ill patients better access treatments by modifying and modernizing the prior authorization process, but the legislature has to approve it in its remaining session days; a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation finds much of Art Rooney Sr.’s early wealth came from his role in the city’s rackets, according to FBI and other archival documents; and a judge has ruled Pittsburgh can remove the statue of Christopher Columbus from Schenley Park. Today’s guests include: Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R., York); Sean Hamill, reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Bill O’Driscoll, WESA’s arts and culture reporter.

The proposal would require insurers to provide doctors with more information upfront.

Medicare open enrollment is going on until Dec. 7. Consumer advocates warn seniors should be on the lookout for scammers as they pick out health coverage for the coming year.

Many Pennsylvanians insured through the marketplace exchange will have more options in 2022.

Open enrollment is now underway for Pennsylvanians looking to purchase health insurance coverage for 2021. But instead of the federal marketplace people…

The two dominant health insurers in western Pennsylvania are picking up the bill for COVID-19 testing, when recommended by a medical professional.In an…

Pennsylvania state House Democrats say they’re trying to “force a vote” on a package of bills meant to serve as a backstop should the Affordable Care Act…

Pennsylvania’s new, state-run health insurance exchange is getting rolling ahead of its launch in 2021.The commonwealth has chosen a California-based…

Pennsylvanians are paying a bit more next year for health insurance purchased on the federal exchange, even though premiums for the rest the country have…

The Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace is open for people to sign up for coverage for 2020. After years of double-digit premium hikes the…