The coverage at issue was established in 1996 by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. A key goal was ensuring that people who lost their jobs were able to remain insured. HIPAA works in tandem with COBRA, a federal law that extends job-based group insurance coverage, entirely at the individual’s expense, for up to three years after a person leaves or loses a job. (COBRA stands for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — That day in July was one that Tammy Morse won’t soon forget.
Five months earlier, her husband lost his job as a recruiter for the financial services industry. Now it was the summer and the family savings were gone. She saw no way to get health insurance coverage for her family other than to apply for Medicaid.
And that was why she made the drive from her Stratford, Conn., home to the nearest office of the state’s Department Read the rest of this entry »

Bedford Springs Resort, in partnership with Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, is now accepting reservations for the second annual Women’s Wellness Weekend, a three-day event to be held Jan. 23-25, 2009.
Bedford, PA (
) October 31, 2008 –
, in partnership with
of UPMC, is now accepting reservations for the second annual Women’s Wellness Weekend, a three-day event to be held Jan. 23-25, 2009.
Women’s Wellness Weekend at Bedford Springs Resort Read the rest of this entry »

The coverage at issue was established in 1996 by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. A key goal was ensuring that people who lost their jobs were able to remain insured. HIPAA works in tandem with COBRA, a federal law that extends job-based group insurance coverage, entirely at the individual’s expense, for up to three years after a person leaves or loses a job. (COBRA stands for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Read the rest of this entry »