Delaware Health Care Spending Grows to $11.3 Billion, Significantly Exceeding Target
Delaware Health and Social Services | Health Care Commission | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026
NEW CASTLE – Per capita health care spending in Delaware increased to $11.3 billion in calendar year 2024, an increase of about 8.7% compared to 2023. On a per capita basis, spending grew between 6.4% and 12.2%. Overall, spending growth significantly exceeded the state’s 3.0% spending benchmark, according to the Department of Health and Social […]
Delaware’s Fifth Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report Shows 9.1% Increase
Delaware Health and Social Services | Health Care Commission | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 1, 2025
NEW CASTLE – Per capita healthcare spending in Delaware increased 9.1% in Calendar Year (CY) 2023, outpacing the spending benchmark set at a 3.1 percent growth rate for the CY 2023 performance period. The State of Delaware’s fifth annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report was presented today by the Department of Health and Social Services […]
DHSS Adds New Data and Reports to the CostAware Website
Delaware Health and Social Services | Health Care Commission | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
NEW CASTLE – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announced today enhancements to the CostAware website, designed to help Delawareans understand how their health care dollars are spent by comparing the variation of average costs for different episodes of care and medical services based on actual medical claims in Delaware. In early […]
DHSS Releases Fourth Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report
Delaware Health and Social Services | Health Care Commission | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
NEW CASTLE (May 7, 2024) – Per capita health care spending in Delaware increased 6.3% in 2022 to $9,657, outpacing a 3% growth rate benchmark, according to the State of Delaware’s fourth annual Benchmark Trend Report presented Thursday May 2 to the Delaware Health Care Commission (DHCC) by Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) […]
DHSS and DHCC Launch Benchmark Trend Report Dashboard
Delaware Health and Social Services | Health Care Commission | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 12, 2024
NEW CASTLE (February 12, 2024) – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services and the Delaware Health Care Commission have launched the Benchmark Trend Report Dashboard to further support the State’s efforts to improve health care quality for all residents, while simultaneously working to monitor and reduce the economic burden of health care spending. […]
