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BISMARCK, N.D. – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread was recognized as a 2018 Executive Champion by Autism Speaks in appreciation of exceptional advocacy on behalf of individuals with autism in North Dakota earlier this month.

BISMARCK, N.D. – The Insurance Department will be hosting a series of nine, statewide Medicare Part D Annual Enrollment Events beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 16 in Grand Forks.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today presented the findings from a study preformed to better understand the options available and potential impact of attempting to stabilize the individual health insurance market in North Dakota to the interim Health Care Reform Review Committee.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today issued a Bulletin to all North Dakota health insurance carriers providing coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorder notifying them that treatments for autism cannot be excluded from an insurance policy.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today alerted North Dakota Medicare beneficiaries that they will be receiving new Medicare cards from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in an effort to better protect their safety and security.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s issuance of the Final Rule on Association Health Plans (AHPs) on June 19, helping millions of Americans obtain quality, affordable health coverage.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today announced the North Dakota Insurance Department is seeking to work with a consultant in order to perform actuarial and other analysis of state proposals to reform North Dakota’s individual health insurance market.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread, in partnership with the Bismarck Police Department and the Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s Office, today announced the filing of an insurance fraud charge against James Lagein of Bismarck, ND.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today announced a market conduct examination of Noridian Mutual Insurance Company, which sells health insurance in North Dakota as Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND).

BISMARCK, N.D. – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today reminded North Dakota consumers that the new state law regulating how health insurance companies pay out-of-network air ambulance claims became effective Jan. 1, 2018.