UPMC Health Plan | Consent decree updates

Over the last year, both UPMC and UPMC Health Plan have made concerted efforts to educate patients, members and consumers, particularly those in western Pennsylvania, about the impending expiration of the consent decrees that had dictated the relationship between UPMC and Highmark since 2014. Read more.

Leg Reg Review #3 - 01/15/2018

The PA Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) received a regulation from the PA Insurance Department January 9 updating minimum Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) to reflect changes in the Federal law and to allow PA’s compliance with National Association of Insurance Commissioners model rules. IRRC will formally vote on the proposed regulation after March 22. Read more.

Wolf to seek OT expansion amid federal inaction

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf wants to require that employers pay overtime wages to hundreds of thousands more lower-paid Pennsylvanians. Read more.

The bill to avoid a government shutdown could include a slew of changes to Obamacare's taxes

Congress is attempting to avoid a government shutdown by the end of Friday, and their efforts could make significant changes to the healthcare landscape as well. Read more.

UnitedHealth Wants Association Health Plan Details

Executives at UnitedHealth Group Inc. like the idea of being offer to new types of association health plan (AHP) coverage, but they say their reaction to any particular AHP proposal will depend on the details. Read more.

1/24 The Advantages of Reference Based Pricing

With the ever-increasing group health rates, many employers are faced with difficult decisions on how to maintain quality coverage without going broke. Read more.

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