The Maryland Insurance Administration recently ruled that CareFirst of Maryland Inc. and Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc. met their obligation to spend on “public interest” efforts last year.

The commissioner of the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking has left office days before a public hearing on a health insurer’s surplus.

Thomas E. Hampton

The DISB …  Read →

The evolving health insurance marketplace is so tumultuous that a key ratings service has withdrawn a series of ratings for more than 125 health insurers, including HMOs and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans across the country.

CareFirst and officials in Washington, D.C., will be working hard this summer to finalize details on open enrollment and reserves issues.

Thomas E. Hampton

The D.C. Council approved a pair of …  Read →

Rather than create a new open enrollment program, health insurer CareFirst and Washington, D.C., lawmakers are working on alternatives to meet the requirements of a law passed last year to …  Read →

With two different insurance departments reviewing the surplus held by health insurer CareFirst, the hope is for one uniform determination.

As part of the Medical Insurance Empowerment Act of 2008, which …  Read →

The clock is ticking for CareFirst to come up with a better way to expand coverage in the District of Columbia before legislators enact one for the health insurer.

Either outcome …  Read →

As Washington, D.C., legislators and CareFirst continue discussions on a bill that would put new restrictions on the insurer, Maryland lawmakers are working to prevent any negative fallout in their …  Read →

With all the custodial crews sweeping up confetti and deflated balloons from inaugural balls across Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Mayor Adrian Fenty has some clean up work of his own …  Read →