[naviga:h3]AG seeks to restore charges in PSU case[/naviga:h3]

HARRISBURG — State prosecutors want a Pennsylvania appeals court to reconsider its dismissal of some of the criminal charges against three former Penn State administrators accused of covering up complaints against Jerry Sandusky.

The attorney general’s office said Friday it will ask the full Superior Court to overturn a three-judge decision last month that threw out several of the more serious allegations against Graham Spanier, Gary Schultz and Tim Curley.

The three-judge panel ruled that grand jury testimony by the university’s then-general counsel violated the defendants’ rights.

That ruling dismissed charges of perjury, obstruction and conspiracy, but left in place charges of failure to report suspected child abuse and endangering the welfare of children, as well as a perjury count against Curley.

Spanier’s lawyer declined comment, while attorneys for Curley and Schultz didn’t return messages.

[naviga:h3]Expanding Medicaid lowers ACA sign-ups[/naviga:h3]

HARRISBURG — Officials say the number of Pennsylvanians enrolled in insurance plans sold through the federal marketplace shrank from a year ago as some people migrated to Medicaid after the program’s eligibility guidelines expanded.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday cited Medicaid’s growth for the drop to 439,000 Pennsylvanians who enrolled for 2016 coverage from the 471,000 who enrolled last year.

Sunday was the deadline to enroll for 2016 coverage in an insurance plan sold through the marketplace created by the 2010 health care law.

Figures from the state Department of Human Services show that Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program grew by 440,000 people in 2015 to a record of nearly 2.7 million.

The state’s Medicaid expansion under the 2010 law began on Jan. 1, 2015.