Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart fined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware $325,000 for “deficiencies” in its nuclear cardiac imaging testing pre-authorization process.

Delaware state attorneys appear to have negotiated a deal permitting a public review of financial projections for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware in connection with its planned affiliation with Pennsylvania insurer Highmark Inc.

Delaware’s attorney general publicly asked Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (BCBSD) and Pennsylvania-based Highmark to explain the effects of their affiliation agreement.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware is affiliating with Highmark Inc., Pennsylvania’s largest health insurer, in a deal announced less than a week after its interest in finding a strategic partner was made public.

In what might become a trend, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware is looking to build a “strategic partnership” with another Blue Cross or Blue Shield affiliate in the face of federal health care reform.

A bill penalizing insurers for denying coverage of medically necessary tests is moving forward in the Delaware House of Representatives with the support of state insurance regulators.

Amid a wave of criticism focused on her and the state’s insurance office, Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has announced a meeting to focus on denials of medically necessary tests by insurers.

Dominion Dental Services has launched a new provider portal allowing participating dentists to administer their dental transactions online.

As the nation braces for the impact of a likely H1N1 pandemic this fall, insurance companies covering Pennsylvania residents and those nationwide are taking steps to cover the administration of a vaccine.

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart said the state’s health insurers have “put the public first” by voluntarily agreeing to offer the H1N1 vaccination to their covered policyholders.