Insurance Rate Hikes

Will Governor Corbett's Insurance Commissioner Continue to Rubber Stamp Rate Hikes?

Submitted by pahealth on August 3, 2012 - 12:23pm
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It's deja-vu, all over again!

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Rep. DeLuca Call for Public Voice in Rate Hike Decisions

Submitted by pahealth on May 23, 2012 - 7:10pm
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"Any health insurance company worth its ad budget would think twice about routinely raising rates if it knew it had to defend price increases in public by taking questions and facing scrutiny of its spending -- especially if it's a nonprofit."

Guest Post: Don't Weaken Oversight of Health Insurance Rate Hikes

Submitted by pahealth on December 13, 2011 - 2:16pm
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From Sharon Ward, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center. Posted by our friends at ThirdandState.org:

Many states have taken steps to ensure that there is a meaningful review of proposed health insurance rate increases for small businesses and individuals.

Highmark cites public pressure in scaling back Special Care rate hike, but the fight’s not over!

Submitted by Erin Gill on September 11, 2011 - 11:40pm
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With your help, PHAN was able to deliver over 2,700 petition signatures to Governor Corbett’s Insurance Commissioner urging him to hold a public hearing before approving Highmark’s request to raise rates by 9.9% on Special Care.

PA House Insurance Committee Holds Hearing on Health Insurance Rate Hikes

Submitted by Erin Gill on July 22, 2010 - 4:18pm
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The PA House Insurance Committee at the urging of Rep. Tony DeLuca (D-Penn Hills) convened a public hearing to listen to constituents’ concerns and frustrations over recent rate hikes by Highmark and other local insurance companies and search for answers.

Monitoring Health Insurance Rates in Pennsylvania

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