Highmark awarded $9,500 in grants to 19 nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania through its volunteer grant program.

Delaware officials are proposing spending $2.4 million of its strategic fund grants to retain the Claymont offices and 470 CIGNA employees who work in the state.

Aetna and the Aetna Foundation say last year awarded community grants and sponsorships in Pennsylvania totaling $539,000, with an emphasis on disease prevention, obesity and health screening.

Insurance regulators across the nation may now access a grant to help them more closely scrutinize requested premium rate hikes by health insurers.

A Maryland non-profit organization, whose members include insurance companies, was awarded a $5.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help the state improve its health information technology systems.

New Jersey officials and members of the health care industry will utilize $11.4 million in federal funding to create an electronic health records program linking hospitals, doctors and insurance companies …  Read →

The fraud division of the Maryland Insurance Administration recently received a $7,500 grant from a regional group to further investigate claims linked to abandoned or burned automobiles.

The charitable arm of dental benefits provider DentaQuest has awarded more than $534,000 in grant funding for an oral health literacy and awareness campaign in Maryland.

United Concordia Dental, one of the nation’s largest dental insurers, is providing a $7,500 grant to a Maryland-based organization to allow uninsured people to obtain dental care in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced $40 million in grants to help find and enroll children who are uninsured, but eligible for either Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).