DHSS Releases Third Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 6, 2023
NEW CASTLE (April 6, 2023) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Molly Magarik presented the State’s third annual Benchmark Trend Report at today’s Delaware Health Care Commission (DHCC) meeting. This report displays trends in Delaware’s health care spending and quality, comparing new 2021 data against a set benchmark, as well as baseline […]
Delaware Managed Care Only Providers Must Register with the Delaware Medical Assistance Program
Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
NEW CASTLE, Del. (April 5, 2023) – The Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA) is urging all Managed Care Organization-Only Providers enrolled with a DMMA Managed Care Organization (MCO) to register with the Delaware Medical Assistance Program as required by federal law. Providers who fail to register by Sept. 30, 2023, face having […]
Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Announces Video Scholarship Contest for Delaware High School Students
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
NEW CASTLE (April 3, 2023) – Delaware’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board announced today the start of its 2023 Organ Donor Awareness Video Scholarship Contest, with a total of up to $5,000 in scholarships available to Delaware high school students. The board funds the video public service contest to raise awareness among young people […]
Secretary Magarik Announces Leadership Changes at Department of Health and Social Services
Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2023
NEW CASTLE, Del. (March 31, 2023) — Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Molly Magarik today announced leadership changes at the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH). Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Brown, a board-certified family physician who has served as Chief Medical Officer of the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA) since 2018, […]
Delaware Animal Services Seeks Tips Regarding Dog Found Dead in Canary Creek
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
LEWES, Del. (March 29, 2023) – The Delaware Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare’s Delaware Animal Services (DAS) is seeking the public’s help with providing any information that may lead to an arrest in an act of animal cruelty. On the afternoon of Friday, March 24, DAS was contacted by Lewes Police who […]