Last summer, the Delaware legislature passed a resolution that would call on Highmark and BCBS of Delaware to provide coverage for Delaware families whose incomes were too high to quality for the state’s children’s health insurance program, according to the report. Roughly 9,000 Delaware children would benefit from the program.
BCBS of Delaware filed a rate application with monthly premiums to start at $265, while premiums in Highmark’s Pennsylvania program are roughly $210 per month. In comparison, roughly 6,300 Delaware children are in Delaware’s CHIP, which charges $25 per month, according to the report.
While a children’s insurance program is a condition of the merger, the report said details are still expected to be debated this week.
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