Health Insurance
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Survey: Pennsylvanians’ dissatisfaction with healthcare in the commonwealth on the rise
Over one in four people surveyed said they or someone in their household struggled to access care in the last year due to cost.
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Erie County man thrives today — but Pa.’s home care system may fail him
A home health aide for a client with physical disabilities in Erie County earns an average of just over $13 an hour, while a home health nurse earns $25 to $30 an hour — less than what those nurses can earn elsewhere.
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Study highlights how Pennsylvania hospital price confusion can cost patients
Federal rules compelling hospitals to disclose their prices can empower Pennsylvania patients to save thousands of dollars when getting medical procedures, according to a new study by health advocates in the commonwealth.
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Federal attacks on reproductive health force some Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood clinics to drop Medicaid patients
Leaders with Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates said the loss of Medicaid reimbursement is among the most harmful impacts of federal policy change and has caused a significant financial strain to all its clinics.
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How much more are Pa. residents paying for ACA insurance
Pennsylvania’s health care marketplace released data on average insurance cost increases in 2026 as media reports that Senate negotiations to restore the subsidies are “effectively over.”
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This York County couple was hit with a 221% health insurance increase
In Pennsylvania, according Pennie, premiums jumped on average 102 percent. The average premium increase in York County, according to Pennie, was 169 percent. The highest average was recorded in Juniata County, at 485 percent. The lowest, Sullivan County, with a population of fewer than 6,000 in the northeast corner of the state was 29 percent.
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One in 5 ACA enrollees in Pa. drops health coverage as costs spike
About 85,000 Pennsylvanians have dropped their Affordable Care Act coverage for 2026 in the face of soaring premium costs from the expiration of federal subsidies.
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It’s 2026 and you’re uninsured. Now what?
Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage and becoming uninsured. But there are still ways to find care.
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Pa. Pennie enrollment drops as Congress wrestles with health insurance subsidy vote
Thousands of Pennsylvanians have left the state’s only Affordable Care Act marketplace, Pennie, following sharp increases in monthly premiums due to expiring enhanced federal subsidies.
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House takes step toward extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, overpowering GOP leadership
Overpowering Speaker Mike Johnson, a bipartisan coalition in the House voted Wednesday to push forward a measure that would revive an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowered health insurance costs for roughly 22 million people, but that had expired last month.
