The story has been updated with a comment from Capital Blue Cross on the violations. Harrisburg-based Capital Blue Cross has been ordered to pay an $85,000 penalty by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) after an Affordable Care Act market conduct examination found claims violations. 

The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) has expanded its footprint to become a statewide chapter of the national IEC association under its new identity IEC Pennsylvania. 

When it comes to offering health benefits to employees, every employer has two primary goals: improve coverage and lower costs.  

In today’s landscape of low unemployment and workers demanding more and more for their talents, recruiters are having to come up with ways to outbid their competitors for attracting the best and brightest.  

Mental health is a topic that has reached high priority since the start of the pandemic, prompting companies to look a bit closer at their policies and procedures. While the issue isn’t new, the pandemic has caused a lot of uncertainty in people’s lives and managers need to learn how to approach employees in an empathetic way to find solutions. 

Founded in 2016 in response to a market need affecting patients and health care providers, AblePay Health enables patients to reduce the cost of co-pays and deductibles while assuring providers receive payment for their services.

An Illinois-based global insurance broker has acquired an employee benefits firm with two Lehigh Valley offices.