http://www.centralpennbusiness.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Fsection%3FCategory%3D"> All Stories en-us http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130520/CPBJ01/130529982&source=RSS Eliminating the tax exclusion on employer-sponsored health insurance at the 75th percentile would raise 264 billion in new revenues from 2014 through 2023, according to a study by the Urban Institute. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:53:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130520/CPBJ01/130529982&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130517/CPBJ01/305169999&source=RSS What kind of company would take the government to court over a contraception mandate? Thu, 16 May 2013 13:30:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130517/CPBJ01/305169999&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130509/CPBJ01/130509724&source=RSS HDH Group, a Pittsburgh-based private insurance brokerage firm that has a presence in Central Pennsylvania, today announced plans to launch a private health insurance marketplace for companies up to 5,000 employees later this year. Thu, 09 May 2013 14:35:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130509/CPBJ01/130509724&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130502/CPBJ01/130509935&source=RSS Attendance at Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's educational programs was up 70 percent in 2012, according to the authority's newly released annual report. Thu, 02 May 2013 10:05:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130502/CPBJ01/130509935&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130426/CPBJ01/304259999&source=RSS Tough times call for tough measures, and Drayer Physical Therapy Institute is taking them. Its recent growth was prompted by hard times leaders don't expect to ease anytime soon, but they plan to emerge victorious. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:30:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130426/CPBJ01/304259999&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130426/CPBJ01/304259992&source=RSS I want to commend the article Pa. nurses rallying to urge safe staffing legislation for exemplifying a nursing role that is not often recognized or appreciated. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:30:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130426/CPBJ01/304259992&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130425/CPBJ01/130429887&source=RSS Health care reform doesn't have much to do with the fact that health care spending growth for the past four years has been at its lowest in five decades, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:45:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130425/CPBJ01/130429887&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130424/CPBJ01/130429919&source=RSS An arrangement that provides millions of dollars a year for Pennsylvania's Medicaid program may be in jeopardy, according to Beverly Mackereth, acting secretary of the Department of Public Welfare. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:56:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130424/CPBJ01/130429919&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130422/CPBJ01/130429981&source=RSS Emergency department visits increased at all but two local hospitals from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012, according to a newly released report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:22:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130422/CPBJ01/130429981&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130416/CPBJ01/130419896&source=RSS Reporter Heather Stauffer will be at Caffeine Connection on Friday, April 19, to talk business. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:03:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130416/CPBJ01/130419896&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130412/CPBJ01/130419929&source=RSS Talking about upcoming health insurance renewals, local brokers have started using terms like &#8220tsunami,&#8221 &#8220scary math&#8221 and &#8220significant increases. &#8221 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:57:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130412/CPBJ01/130419929&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130412/CPBJ01/304129999&source=RSS &#8220Modestly&#8221 is a good descriptor for how Pennsylvania home health services have grown in recent years, according to RN and LPN employment statistics. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:30:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130412/CPBJ01/304129999&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130412/CPBJ01/130409853&source=RSS Capital BlueCross exec David Vassilaros answered a slew of questions this morning during a live chat on our Health Care Reform Resource Center. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:46:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130412/CPBJ01/130409853&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130412/CPBJ01/130419928&source=RSS From the governor on down, Pennsylvanians have been complaining about lack of detail when it comes to implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Now hard numbers are emerging on the cost side, and they aren&#8217t pretty. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:10:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130412/CPBJ01/130419928&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130403/DAILY/130409921&source=RSS Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett still has questions about expanding Medicaid and has requested information about using the private insurance market to expand coverage. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:59:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130403/DAILY/130409921&source=RSS