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Businesses Can Continue To Purchase Large Group Health Insurance Plans

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced that Aetna Health, Inc. and Highmark BlueCross BlueShield Delaware will offer businesses employing 51 to 100 workers the opportunity to renew their group health insurance policies at “large group” rates for policy plan years beginning on or before October 1, 2016.




Commissioner Stewart Submits Rate Filings for 2015 Marketplace Plans to CMS for Review; Includes Plans with Reduced Rates

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart, CIR-ML, announced that the Delaware Department of Insurance will submit the 2015 rate filing requests covering plans to be offered on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, today (8/8/14). Commissioner Stewart reviewed the filings submitted by the insurers and successfully worked with one of the insurance companies to reduce the requested rate increase of some plans.




Governor’s Office Statement on Passage of H.R. 4414 by the U.S. House of Representatives

Governor Markell issued a statement on the passage of Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 (H.R. 4414) by the U.S. House of Representatives.




Commissioner Stewart Announces That Non-Compliant Health Plans Cannot Be Extended in Delaware

Insurance Commissioner Stewart announced today that the recent Obama administration decision to allow for the two-year extension of health plans that are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not apply to the state of Delaware, as per state law.




Consumer Alert: Commissioner Stewart Provides Recommendations for Confirming New Health Insurance Coverage

Consumers who signed up for new health insurance plans in recent months and have not received proof of coverage are encouraged to read the following recommendations from Insurance Commissioner Stewart in order to confirm coverage.







 Pages Tagged With: "affordable care act"

Businesses Can Continue To Purchase Large Group Health Insurance Plans

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced that Aetna Health, Inc. and Highmark BlueCross BlueShield Delaware will offer businesses employing 51 to 100 workers the opportunity to renew their group health insurance policies at “large group” rates for policy plan years beginning on or before October 1, 2016.




Commissioner Stewart Submits Rate Filings for 2015 Marketplace Plans to CMS for Review; Includes Plans with Reduced Rates

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart, CIR-ML, announced that the Delaware Department of Insurance will submit the 2015 rate filing requests covering plans to be offered on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, today (8/8/14). Commissioner Stewart reviewed the filings submitted by the insurers and successfully worked with one of the insurance companies to reduce the requested rate increase of some plans.




Governor’s Office Statement on Passage of H.R. 4414 by the U.S. House of Representatives

Governor Markell issued a statement on the passage of Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 (H.R. 4414) by the U.S. House of Representatives.




Commissioner Stewart Announces That Non-Compliant Health Plans Cannot Be Extended in Delaware

Insurance Commissioner Stewart announced today that the recent Obama administration decision to allow for the two-year extension of health plans that are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not apply to the state of Delaware, as per state law.




Consumer Alert: Commissioner Stewart Provides Recommendations for Confirming New Health Insurance Coverage

Consumers who signed up for new health insurance plans in recent months and have not received proof of coverage are encouraged to read the following recommendations from Insurance Commissioner Stewart in order to confirm coverage.