NEWS FEED

DNREC Finalizes Clean Car Regulations
Date Posted: November 29, 2023

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: November 28, 2023

Export Delaware Announces the Compass Grant to Help Delaware Businesses Increase their Sales Globally
Date Posted: November 28, 2023

Delaware Families, Stakeholders Celebrate National Adoption Month
Date Posted: November 28, 2023

Seaford Fire
Date Posted: November 27, 2023

New Claymont Transportation Center Dedicated
Date Posted: November 27, 2023

DNREC Surf Fishing Permits, Annual Passes on Sale Nov. 28
Date Posted: November 27, 2023

Winter Weather Awareness Week: Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
Date Posted: November 22, 2023

Introducing Export Delaware’s new Compass Grant
Date Posted: November 21, 2023

A Beltway to Success – One Delaware Veteran’s Story of Business Ownership
Date Posted: November 21, 2023

Delaware Poultry Owners Urged to Take Precautions Due to HPAI on Delmarva
Date Posted: November 21, 2023

AG Jennings Announces $30 Million Order Against Student Lender For Illegal Practices
Date Posted: November 20, 2023

Felton Fire
Date Posted: November 20, 2023

Thanksgiving Safety
Date Posted: November 20, 2023

Portion of Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier to Close as Part of Ongoing Structural Analysis
Date Posted: November 17, 2023

E-ZPass Delaware Announces Annual Free Transponder Event
Date Posted: November 17, 2023

DelDOT Announces New DMV Director
Date Posted: November 17, 2023

District/Charter Educational Support Professionals of the Year Celebrated; One to be Named State Honoree
Date Posted: November 15, 2023

Kirkwood Square Fire
Date Posted: November 15, 2023

DOJ Convicts Keith Gibson For Killing Spree
Date Posted: November 14, 2023

Greenwood Fire
Date Posted: November 14, 2023

With Latest Murder Conviction, AG’s Office And WPD Go Undefeated In Major Gang Case
Date Posted: November 14, 2023

Seaford Fire
Date Posted: November 12, 2023

Georgetown Fire
Date Posted: November 9, 2023

Delaware Becomes the First State to Hold Statewide Lung Cancer Screening Event
Date Posted: November 9, 2023

Selbyville Fire
Date Posted: November 9, 2023

Registration Now Open For 2024 Junior Solar Sprint
Date Posted: November 9, 2023

Annual Veterans Day Event To Be Held Saturday, November 11
Date Posted: November 8, 2023

Newark Fire
Date Posted: November 7, 2023

Delaware’s DE529 Education Savings Plan Upgraded
Date Posted: November 7, 2023

Many Delaware Hunting Seasons to Open in November, Including General Firearm/Shotgun Deer, Waterfowl and Small Game
Date Posted: November 6, 2023

Change Your Clocks, Check Your Batteries
Date Posted: November 3, 2023

Treasurer Davis Named to Advisory Council
Date Posted: November 3, 2023

Delaware Celebrates Health for All on One Health Day and Every Day
Date Posted: November 3, 2023

Carney, Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce $50 Million for Port of Wilmington Expansion Project
Date Posted: November 3, 2023

Delaware Wetlands Conference Returns in 2024 – Registration Now Open
Date Posted: November 2, 2023

Webinar: Launch, Grow, and Accelerate Your Sales in the Caribbean
Date Posted: November 2, 2023

Delaware Division of the Arts presents “Encaustic Constructions” by Ron Meick – Opens November 3
Date Posted: November 2, 2023

Open Enrollment on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace Starts Nov. 1
Date Posted: November 1, 2023

Delaware Schools Recognized for Student Success
Date Posted: November 1, 2023

Delaware Natural Resources Police Kick Off Holiday Toy Drive
Date Posted: November 1, 2023

DOJ’s Consumer Protection Unit hammers out contractor regs
Date Posted: November 1, 2023

Increasing Energy Efficiency Reduces Costs to Homeowners
Date Posted: October 30, 2023

Scotton Landing Boat Ramp to Close for Reconstruction
Date Posted: October 30, 2023

Treat Yourself to a Healthy and Safe Halloween
Date Posted: October 27, 2023

AG Jennings files lawsuit against chemical companies for causing contamination of Delaware’s natural resources
Date Posted: October 26, 2023

Impoundment Dike Repairs Likely to Mean Partial Closures of Little Creek Wildlife Area During Early Waterfowl Season
Date Posted: October 26, 2023

Delaware Experiences Increase in West Nile Virus Equine Cases
Date Posted: October 26, 2023

Governor Carney, Delaware Department of Technology and Information, Share Broadband Update, Next Steps
Date Posted: October 26, 2023

DOJ, Elsmere PD Secure Delaware’s First Ever Forced Labor Conviction
Date Posted: October 26, 2023

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 26, 2023

DSHA’s Area of Opportunity Land Bank Program Wins National Award
Date Posted: October 25, 2023

DDA Reminds Farmers of Preservation District Enrollment Deadline
Date Posted: October 25, 2023

Attorney General Jennings Secures Restitution And Governance Improvements For Residents Of Noble’s Pond
Date Posted: October 25, 2023

DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for Delaware is October 28th
Date Posted: October 25, 2023

New HSCA Rate Goes Into Effect in January
Date Posted: October 24, 2023

AG Jennings sues Meta
Date Posted: October 24, 2023

Emergency Services Partnership Smoke Detector Donation
Date Posted: October 24, 2023

Watch Out for Deer During Mating Season, Delaware Authorities Caution Drivers
Date Posted: October 23, 2023

CyberStart America and Cyber FastTrack Registration Now Open
Date Posted: October 23, 2023

Delaware Launches D&O Guidance, Other Improvements to Foster Captive Industry Growth
Date Posted: October 23, 2023

DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For Claymont Man In Brutal 2022 Murder Case
Date Posted: October 20, 2023

Registration Begins for DMV’s Low-Digit Tag Lottery
Date Posted: October 20, 2023

Department of Agriculture Issues Alert Over Green Iguanas at Apple Scrapple Festival
Date Posted: October 20, 2023

New Castle Fire
Date Posted: October 20, 2023

State of Delaware Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit Promotes Inclusive Excellence
Date Posted: October 19, 2023

Delaware State Forest Usage Reminders
Date Posted: October 19, 2023

Governor Carney Releases Family Services Cabinet Council’s 2023 Trauma Informed Care Report
Date Posted: October 19, 2023

DHSS Launches Innovative DTRN360 Platform to Revolutionize Behavioral Health Coordination
Date Posted: October 19, 2023

Appoquinimink Teacher Named Delaware 2024 Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: October 18, 2023

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 18, 2023

DNREC Stocks Trout in White Clay Creek to Provide Fall Fishing Opportunities
Date Posted: October 18, 2023

Governor’s Energy Advisory Council Sets Public Input Sessions to Highlight, Get Feedback on State Energy Plan
Date Posted: October 18, 2023

Prosecutors Secure Convictions Against Serial Child Abusers
Date Posted: October 18, 2023

Governor Carney Joins Bipartisan Coalition of Governors Standing in Solidarity with Israel
Date Posted: October 17, 2023

Christina River Boat Ramp on Churchmans Road Closed Temporarily to Recreational Activities for Water Main Repair
Date Posted: October 17, 2023

Delaware joins $10 million settlement with ACI Worldwide over attempted unauthorized withdrawals
Date Posted: October 17, 2023

Attorney General Jennings announces multistate settlement with Inmediata for data breach im
Date Posted: October 17, 2023

Lewes Fire
Date Posted: October 17, 2023

AG Jennings announces conviction of Cpl. Keith Heacook’s murderer
Date Posted: October 16, 2023

Make Some Spirits Bright this Holiday Season and Adopt-A-Resident at the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
Date Posted: October 16, 2023

DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware
Date Posted: October 16, 2023

Lt. Governor Hall-Long, NFL Hall of Famer Randy White Kick Off Coaches vs. Overdoses Initiative to Curb Opioid Abuse
Date Posted: October 14, 2023

DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For A Violent Gun Offender
Date Posted: October 13, 2023

Statement from AG Jennings On The Violence In Israel
Date Posted: October 13, 2023

Garrisons Lake Fishing Pier Temporarily Closed
Date Posted: October 13, 2023

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Students Take Home Awards from the Big E
Date Posted: October 13, 2023

Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub chosen by Department of Energy to receive funding to advance clean energy
Date Posted: October 13, 2023

2023 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Winners Announced
Date Posted: October 12, 2023

AG Jennings Announces $49.5 Million Blackbaud Data Breach Settlement
Date Posted: October 12, 2023

Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest Opens for Entries
Date Posted: October 12, 2023

DMV Announces Document Fee Exemption for Active Duty Military
Date Posted: October 11, 2023

DNREC to Present Louisiana Living Shoreline Webinar Oct. 12
Date Posted: October 11, 2023

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 11, 2023

Navarro Announces Seventh Consecutive Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Date Posted: October 11, 2023

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Auditor McGuiness: Time to Reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager’s Oversight of State Employees’ Prescription Drug Plan

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - Kathy McGuiness | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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DOVER, DEL. – State Auditor Kathy McGuiness today released the following statement regarding proposed regulations for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs):

“This month, I released a report titled ‘Lack of Transparency & Accountability in Drug Pricing Could be Costing Taxpayers Millions’ that listed the ways poor contracting with Express Scripts Inc. (ESI) cost Delawareans over three times the average drug inflationary rate. My team specifically discussed the financial impact on the State Benefits Office (SBO) and how ESI cost Delaware’s taxpayers over $24.5 million more than they should have paid for state employees’ prescription drugs.

“PBMs would like everyone to believe that legislative limits on their predatory practices would result in higher healthcare costs, but the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) released a report, ‘Controlling PBM Conflicts of Interest Does Not Raise Healthcare Costs,’ that compares premium increases between 2015 and 2019 and notes that:

‘The premium increase in states with licensing authority over PBMs during that period was .3% below the national average, while states without licensing authority saw their premiums increase .4% above the national average.’

“The First State has a tremendous opportunity to have better oversight and administrative practices. Delawareans have already paid more than they should have.

“Failing to take action now continues a concerning trend that leaves Delawareans footing an inflated bill.”

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Contact:
Anna Nuzzolese, Executive Assistant
302-857-3907
Anna.Nuzzolese@delaware.gov

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