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

Submitted by pahealth on December 13, 2011 - 2:16pm

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

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.

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PA Legislators Vote to Give Health Insurers More Leeway to Raise Rates on Small Business

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PA House to vote on rate protection for small business

Submitted by pahealth on June 22, 2009 - 4:46pm

Health insurance rate protections enjoyed by employers in 48 other states are moving through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. House Bill 746, authored by Rep. Tony DeLuca (Allegheny County), is expected to be brought to the House floor for final passage soon.

Letter to members - HB 746.doc