Media Advisory

Acting Insurance Commissioner to testify before Senate Banking and Insurance Committee

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 23, in Hearing Room 1 of the North Office Building, Harrisburg, to take testimony from Acting Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario regarding the status of the review of the proposed merger between Highmark Inc. and Independence Blue Cross, as well as an overview of the health insurance marketplace in Pennsylvania.

"This hearing will provide the Banking and Insurance Committee with a good basis upon which we can look at the state of health care coverage in the Commonwealth and what it could evolve into if this merger moves forward," said Senator Don White, chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee.

The hearing is open to the public and the media is cordially invited to attend the proceedings.

Contact:

Joe Pittman
(724) 357-0151