An Illinois pediatrician pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud after improperly billing insurance companies for vaccines that were offered primarily for free.

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.

As the nation braces for the impact of an increased H1N1 pandemic this fall, insurance companies covering Virginia 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.

While many insurers across the nation have voluntarily said they will cover seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccinations, New York Gov. David A. Paterson is making it a mandate for the state’s youngest residents.

New Jersey officials will use $16 million in federal funds to provide free H1Ni swine flu vaccinations for 1.3 million uninsured residents.

Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross has followed the lead of several other insurers in announcing that it too will offer coverage for the administration costs of the H1N1 (swine flue) vaccine, …  Read →

WellPoint, the largest health insurance company in the U.S. in terms of membership, says it will cover the administration of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine when it becomes commercially available …  Read →