Delaware Receives $10.8 Million to Improve Access to Affordable Health Coverage through Reinsurance Program
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2021
NEW CASTLE (Sept. 7, 2021) – The Biden Administration has awarded Delaware $10,831,203 through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance coverage through its section 1332 state-based reinsurance waiver. Delaware is one of 13 states to receive these funds, also known as “pass-through funding,” which are available […]
$12.3 Million in Health Insurance Rebates for Individuals and Small Businesses
Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Highmark plan participants and groups to receive checks Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced today that Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware will issue rebates totaling over $12.3 million to some Delawareans. Residents who purchase insurance on the Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace, those who purchase Highmark Delaware plans outside of the marketplace, and Highmark small group […]
Highmark Increases 2022 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Premiums
Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Expanded federal subsidies keep consumer costs low; SEP sees success After two consecutive years of rate decreases, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, who offers the state’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans, will increase base rates an average of 3% for the 2022 plan year. The announcement comes after extensive, in-depth independent actuarial […]
Commissioner Trinidad Navarro Announces National Improper Marketing of Health Plans Working Group
Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
National Antifraud Task Force takes on new charges to protect consumers Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro, Chair of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Antifraud Task Force, announced today the successful creation of the Improper Marketing of Health Plans Working Group, which aims to tackle some of the nation’s most serious consumer-centered health scam […]
Delaware Seeks Data on Climate Change’s Impact on Insurance
Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, August 9, 2021
Participating in National Insurer Climate Risk Disclosure Survey Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro has announced Delaware’s participation in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Insurer Climate Risk Disclosure Survey, an effort to assess how the impacts of climate change will reverberate across the insurance industry. From investment practices, to increased claim occurrences impacting companies’ financial sturdiness, […]
