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As Chairman of the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee, Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) held a voting meeting to approve bills to assure patient access to medical services and prescription drugs, authorize telemedicine services, ensure annuity recommendations are in the consumer’s best interest, and modernize the insurance agent licensing process. [Read More]

As Chairman of the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee, Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) held a voting meeting to approve bills that promote the use of team-based healthcare as well as strengthen the independence of the state’s banking fund. [Read More]

The Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, chaired by Senator Mario Scavello (R-40), today approved legislation to create an authority to operate a state-based health insurance exchange for Affordable Care Act individual market plans. [Read More]

The Senate Banking & Insurance Committee today (December 13) approved legislation, Senate Bill 1003, that would require insurance companies and Medicaid to reimburse emergency medical services agencies for services provided even when transport to a hospital does not take place, according to Committee Chairman Senator Don White (R-Indiana). Listen [Read More]

The Senate Banking & Insurance Committee today (October 18) approved legislation that would extend the life of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) while prohibiting the use of funds for sex change procedures, according to Committee Chairman Senator Don White (R-Indiana). Audio [Read More]

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 18, to hold a public hearing on legislation that would require health insurance companies cover supplemental breast cancer screening, according to Committee Chairman Senator Don White. [Read More]

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has approved legislation that would place caps on punitive damages against personal care facilities, according to Committee Chairman Senator Don White (R-41). [Read More]

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will meet today (Tuesday, June 2), to hold a public hearing to consider the nomination of Teresa Miller serve as state Insurance Commissioner according to Committee Chairman Senator Don White. [Read More]

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 13, to consider the nomination of Robin Wiessmann to serve as Secretary of Banking and Securities and hold a public hearing on the competiveness of the banking industry in Pennsylvania according to Committee Chairman Senator Don White. [Read More]

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee today (February 3) approved legislation that would provide essential protection of consumers’ rights and personal information under the federal health care act, according to Committee Chairman Senator Don White. [Read More]