The end of the year gives us an opportunity to look back on all the things we achieved this year. And you did a lot for Pennsylvania patients and health care workers. Just take a look at all the successes you had a hand in: You cut health insurance red...
Prior Authorization: What It Means for Patients
Urgent: Contact your lawmakers in support of a bill that would reform prior authorization rules and reduce paperwork delays in your care. Think about your last routine checkup or a time when you needed immediate medical attention. Your doctor may have ordered some...
Getting Ready for Election Day
Pennsylvania voters face a long list of ballot choices on November 8th — from the governor’s office to Congress and the state legislature — and every candidate has the potential to make decisions that will affect health care choices, access and affordability in your...
Medicaid Supplemental Payments: 5 Ways This Funding Helps PA
Hospitals are always open to provide care to all Pennsylvanians who need it, regardless of their ability to pay. Medicaid supplemental payments to hospitals help make this possible, enabling hospitals to provide lifesaving and critical care for burns and trauma...
Knowledge Is the Best Prescription for Managing Health Care
It’s not hard today to strike up a conversation about navigating the health insurance maze and juggling your medical dollars. It’s a large part of what we talk about here every day at Healthy Me PA. Given that today’s medical and insurance systems put much more...
PA Trauma Centers, Other Hospitals Critically Need Increased Funding
Healthy Me PA has been at the forefront of encouraging state legislators and the governor to maintain funding for Pennsylvania’s critical access hospitals, obstetric and neonatal intensive care units, burn centers, and trauma centers. The efforts have been successful...
Major Election Year Brings Heightened Health Care Debate
With a presidential election on the horizon in 2020, health care issues are destined to remain at the top of the national conversation. In terms of how Americans access health insurance and health care, the debate within and between political parties remains whether...
PA Insurance Department Ready to Help With Open Enrollment
It’s the time for many of us to select a health insurance plan for the coming year, and the Pennsylvania Insurance Department is armed with resources to help you decipher terminology, prices, and coverage options and pick the best plan for your health care. ...
Pennsylvania’s New State Insurance Exchange: Frequently Asked Questions
In July 2019, Pennsylvania passed legislation that will make it possible for the state to set up its own online health insurance marketplace by 2021. Why is Pennsylvania creating its own health insurance marketplace? To save millions, improve access to care, and make...
Medicaid in PA: Who Benefits?
Medical assistance, also known as Medicaid, provides many eligible Pennsylvanians the means to seek health and long-term-care coverage.