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.

Employee Benefits Corporation of America (EBCA) has a new general agency agreement with Coventry Health Care of Delaware to market small-group and individual plans.

The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) has awarded a contract to Charleston, S.C.-based software provider Benefitfocus to develop a web portal for small businesses to find health insurance.

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is expanding his investigation into health insurance companies’ policies on covering medically necessary care.

The 261 companies who actively market Medicare Advantage plans to seniors in the U.S. enrolled 11.5 million Medicare beneficiaries in the 2010 enrollment season.

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.

Nearly 24 million Americans — or 10% of the entire online population — visited a health insurance website in the fourth quarter of last year, with Aetna logging the most visitors, new research suggests.

A former employee at Aliquippa Community Hospital in Beaver County, Pa., must pay nearly $112,000 in restitution after she told her employer her boyfriend was actually her husband to secure the man health insurance.

A Rockville, Md.-based dental insurance company is partnering with Prudential Financial’s group insurance business to make its dental plans available.

Coventry Health Care has announced the completion of its acquisition of Preferred Health Systems, a move that will expand its presence in the Midwest.