Consumer Health Coalition » Health Articles http://consumerhealthcoalition.org Raising Health Mon, 14 May 2012 18:12:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 UPMC and Highmark Reach Agreement http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/12/22/upmc-and-highmark-reach-agreement/ http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/12/22/upmc-and-highmark-reach-agreement/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:36:37 +0000 siteadmin http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/?p=2691 http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2011/12/22/upmc-highmark-extend-contract.html

]]> http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/12/22/upmc-and-highmark-reach-agreement/feed/ 0 Paul O’Neil now is the time for action http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/12/21/paul-oneil-now-is-the-time-for-action/ http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/12/21/paul-oneil-now-is-the-time-for-action/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:21:59 +0000 siteadmin http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/?p=2687 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11349/1196919-109-0.stm

]]> http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/12/21/paul-oneil-now-is-the-time-for-action/feed/ 0 Be Proactive and Ask Questions! http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/09/30/be-proactive-and-ask-questions/ http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/09/30/be-proactive-and-ask-questions/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:39:10 +0000 siteadmin http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/?p=2519 A great column by Maureen Dowd, who reminds us of the need to ask questions, get answers, and be involved in every aspect of our health care. Here is the link: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11273/1178583-109.stm

]]> http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/09/30/be-proactive-and-ask-questions/feed/ 0 PG Editorial on proposed legislation by Repr. Frankel regarding UPMC/Highmark http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/09/27/pg-editorial-on-proposed-legislation-by-repr-frankel-regarding-upmchighmark/ http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/09/27/pg-editorial-on-proposed-legislation-by-repr-frankel-regarding-upmchighmark/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:07:15 +0000 siteadmin http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/?p=2508 This Sunday’s edition of the Post-Gazette featured the following editorial highlighting proposed legislation by Repr. Dan Frankel in regard to the UPMC/Highmark battlefront. Worth a read and even more worth supporting: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11268/1177081-192.stm

]]> http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/09/27/pg-editorial-on-proposed-legislation-by-repr-frankel-regarding-upmchighmark/feed/ 0 UPMC and Highmark: The Buyout, the Battle, the Bullying http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/08/30/upmc-and-highmark-the-buyout-the-battle-the-bullying/ http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/2011/08/30/upmc-and-highmark-the-buyout-the-battle-the-bullying/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:25:53 +0000 siteadmin http://consumerhealthcoalition.org/?p=2479 Last week, the House Insurance Committee held a public hearing on the dispute between UPMC and Highmark. Unless both entities agree to sit at the table together, 4.8 million people in Southwest and Central PA could lose access to providers and critical health services.

Read more below:

Profits Over Patients: The Highmark-UPMC War is Uncharitable

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11240/1170181-192.stm

Our Medical Giants Need to Feel Our Sting

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11205/1162267-149-0.stm

Mark your calendars for these two important events:

Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Hearing

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 1:00 pm

University of Pittsburgh, William Pitt Lower Lounge (4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh)

Town Hall Meeting hosted by Senator Jim Ferlo

Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 7:00 pm

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall Ballroom (4141 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh)

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