Dec. 15 Is the Last Day to Sign up for 2019 Coverage on Delaware’s Health...
NEW CASTLE (Dec. 13, 2018) – Delawareans have just days left to sign up for or to change their health coverage for 2019 through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Open enrollment ends on Dec. 15, with...
View Article1st Annual Health Care Industry Council Meeting
You are cordially invited to attend the 1st Annual Health Care Industry Council meeting sponsored by The Office of Work-Based Learning (OWBL) at Delaware Technical Community College in affiliation with...
View ArticleHealth Care Commission Awards 10 Value-Based Payment Reform Mini-Grants to...
NEW CASTLE (Dec. 14, 2018) – The Delaware Health Care Commission has awarded the final of 10 value-based payment reform mini-grants to Delaware health care providers in order to facilitate data...
View ArticleDHSS Releases 2018 Study Showing a Continuing Decline in Primary Care...
NEW CASTLE (Jan. 2, 2019) – The number of full-time equivalent primary care physicians providing direct patient care in Delaware in 2018 declined about 6 percent from 2013, a trend that resulted in a...
View ArticlePrimary Care Collaborative Report 2019
The Primary Care Collaborative, co-chaired by Sen. Bryan Townsend, Rep. David Bentz and Dr. Nancy Fan, Chair of the Delaware Health Care Commission, released its long-term recommendations to support...
View ArticleAligning for Better Health Symposium
Join us at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington! The Healthy Communities Delaware (HCD) symposium will provide an opportunity for Delawareans to learn about the HCD model and inspire...
View ArticleMedicaid Buy-in Study Group Report Released
The Medicaid Buy-in Study Group was created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 70 to look into ways to increase access for Delawareans to affordable health insurance coverage. Co-Chaired by Sen. Bryan...
View ArticleBenchmarks Implementation Manual Webinar
On Wednesday, Jan. 16, the Department of Health and Social Services hosted a Health Care Spending and Quality Benchmarks Implementation Manual informational webinar to share details related to the...
View ArticleBenchmark Implementation Materials
Governor Carney established the health care spending and quality benchmarks in Executive Order 25, issued on November 20, 2018. The full implementation manual below contains the technical and...
View ArticleSecretary Walker’s Presentation to DCHI Forum
At the Delaware Center for Health Innovation Board & Stakeholder Open Forum on February 13, 2019, Secretary Walker provided an overview of the SIM Grant achievements and challenges, as well as the...
View ArticleWhat is Medicaid Buy-in?
This video helps to explain what is meant by Medicaid Buy-in proposals. To learn about Delaware’s own Medicaid Buy-In Work Group and its recommendations, click here.
View ArticleThe Burden of Health Care Costs For Working Families
At No. 10, Delaware is among the top states where health insurance premiums are eating up an increasingly larger share of workers’ paychecks. And the analysis by the Leonard David Institute of Health...
View ArticleBid to stem health spending is test of the Delaware Way
With the growth rate for Delaware’s health care spending continuing to outpace inflation, the state’s health care spending and quality benchmarks are an important strategy to slow that spending, bring...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Your Healthcare Provider Visit
As a patient, you expect to receive quality, comprehensive, and convenient care. In reality, it does not always happen. This dynamic discussion will display a variety of healthcare settings from the...
View ArticleDelaware’s Road to Value Report
Delaware’s Road to Value is the Department of Health and Social Services’ strategic plan for slowing the growth of health care spending, while preparing the workforce, supporting patient-centered,...
View ArticleFor Public Comment: Delaware’s Application for State Innovation Waiver
Delaware is applying for a State Innovation (1332) Waiver to establish a reinsurance program that would significantly lower premiums in the individual health insurance market, including the Health...
View ArticleCan A Small State Improve Both Health Care Costs And Health Outcomes? Lessons...
In this post for the National Health Affairs Blog, Department of Health and Social Services Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker details what Delaware is doing to improve both health care costs and the...
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Reinsurance Program from Secretary Walker and Commissioner Navarro
In this op-ed, Department of Health and Social Services Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker and Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro discuss the need for a reinsurance program for Delaware’s individual...
View Article1332 Waiver Application: Public Hearing
For more information, email: 1332waiver@delaware.gov.
View Article2019 Delaware Rural Health Initiative Conference
Department of Health and Social Services speakers at the 2019 Delaware Rural Health Initiative Conference included Secretary Kara Odom Walker, Division of Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay and...
View Article1332 Waiver Application: Public Hearing
For more information, email: 1332waiver@delaware.gov.
View ArticleHealth Insurance Rates Decrease 5.8%
July 1, 2019 Dover, DE—Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (Highmark BCBS) has submitted its required annual rate filing to the Delaware Department of Insurance. After years of substantial...
View ArticleFederal Comment Period Open for Delaware’s 1332 Waiver Application
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are requesting comments on Delaware’s Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver as part of the federal public comment...
View ArticleMedicaid MCOs Embrace YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program
NEW CASTLE (Aug. 1, 2019) – As a way to improve the health of Delawareans who are covered by Medicaid, while potentially reducing overall health care spending, the Department of Health and Social...
View ArticleDHSS Receives Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Waiver from Federal Government
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services received approval in late July from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver amendment allowing the department to use federal...
View ArticleDelaware Receives Approval from Federal Government for 1332 Waiver to...
The Department of Health and Social Services received approval Aug. 20 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a 1332 State Innovation Waiver under the Affordable Care Act to create a...
View ArticleDHSS Awarded $3.58 Million Federal Planning Grant to Increase Addiction...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently awarded the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services a $3.58 million planning grant to increase the treatment capacity of Medicaid...
View ArticleDHSS Seeks Mini-Grant Applications from Small Primary Care Practices to...
NEW CASTLE (October 9, 2019) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is seeking applications from Delaware health care providers for one-time, health information exchange (HIE) support...
View ArticleNov 1 – Dec 15: Open Enrollment for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace
With state’s new reinsurance program in place, premiums for 2020 will be down 19%; biggest impact for those not eligible for financial help. NEW CASTLE (Oct. 31, 2019) – With the state’s new...
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