September 23, 2010 represents a new day for American consumers in our health care system. This is the day that a series of new rights, benefits, and protections under the Affordable Care Act Affordable Care Act begin to bring to an end some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry. Combined

Governor Edward G. Rendell today highlighted the early success of the federal Affordable Care Act – better known as health care reform - as tens of thousands of Medicare enrollees in Pennsylvania are receiving federal rebate checks for $250. The rebates help people who have reached the so-called

Lower upfront premium makes FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage more affordable The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today announced a new modified version of its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) product. The HECM loan is a reverse mortgage insured by the federal government. It allows

Attorney General Tom Corbett today warned Pennsylvania consumers to watch carefully for scams when searching for jobs on the Internet, including questionable online ads for part-time "modeling jobs." "Con artists are using online message forums, email ads or bogus websites to circulate job offers

John G. Levi, Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors, has announced the members of a Special Task Force on Fiscal Oversight charged by the Board with reviewing LSC's fiscal oversight responsibilities and how LSC conducts fiscal oversight of its grantees. "This group will

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has released the August 2010 edition of the Senior Health News , a free bi-monthly newsletter published by the Project.

Yesterday, September 16, 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau released its official 2009 statistics on poverty in this report, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009 . The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) notes the report is cause for concern for Pennsylvanians

Appointments to chair the five standing committees of the Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors have been completed, Board Chairman John G. Levi announced. Chairman Levi announced September 15 that Board member Charles N.W. Keckler is the new chair of the Board’s Operations and Regulations