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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


MEDIA ADVISORY: Health Care Spending Benchmark Event

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, November 3, 2017

WHAT:           During a town hall co-hosted by five state legislators, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will discuss the need for a health care spending benchmark in Delaware and what that will mean for Delawareans. In September, Gov. John Carney signed House Joint Resolution 7, which authorized DHSS to […]




Community Volunteers Needed to Sponsor Residents for the Holidays at Governor Bacon, Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, November 3, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Nov. 3, 2017) – In keeping with the spirit of holiday giving, the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) in Smyrna and the Governor Bacon Health Center (GBHC) in Delaware City are asking members of the community to sponsor a resident at either nursing home operated by the Department of Health and […]




Open Enrollment Starts Wednesday for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 31, 2017) – With the open enrollment period for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace cut in half from 12 weeks to six weeks, Delawarean seeking coverage for 2018 are urged to sign up early  beginning Nov. 1 in order to avoid any last-minute rush before the Dec. 15 deadline. Early enrollment is also […]




MEDIA ADVISORY: Health Insurance Marketplace Kickoff Press Conference

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2017

WHAT:           Governor John Carney and DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will be joined by Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro, Westside Family Healthcare President/CEO Lolita Lopez and others for a kickoff event for the fifth year of Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace. The press conference also will feature an enrollee on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace. Open enrollment, […]




Delaware Steps Up Fight Against Addiction; Begins Work to Expand Mental Health Services

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017

Led by Lt. Governor Hall-Long, new group will develop plan to do more to help Delawareans battle substance abuse, increase mental health treatment options and support families NEW CASTLE, Del. – Delaware officials, health professionals and community advocates came together Friday to take the next step in Delaware’s fight against substance use addiction. The Behavioral […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

MEDIA ADVISORY: Health Care Spending Benchmark Event

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, November 3, 2017

WHAT:           During a town hall co-hosted by five state legislators, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will discuss the need for a health care spending benchmark in Delaware and what that will mean for Delawareans. In September, Gov. John Carney signed House Joint Resolution 7, which authorized DHSS to […]




Community Volunteers Needed to Sponsor Residents for the Holidays at Governor Bacon, Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, November 3, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Nov. 3, 2017) – In keeping with the spirit of holiday giving, the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) in Smyrna and the Governor Bacon Health Center (GBHC) in Delaware City are asking members of the community to sponsor a resident at either nursing home operated by the Department of Health and […]




Open Enrollment Starts Wednesday for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 31, 2017) – With the open enrollment period for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace cut in half from 12 weeks to six weeks, Delawarean seeking coverage for 2018 are urged to sign up early  beginning Nov. 1 in order to avoid any last-minute rush before the Dec. 15 deadline. Early enrollment is also […]




MEDIA ADVISORY: Health Insurance Marketplace Kickoff Press Conference

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2017

WHAT:           Governor John Carney and DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will be joined by Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro, Westside Family Healthcare President/CEO Lolita Lopez and others for a kickoff event for the fifth year of Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace. The press conference also will feature an enrollee on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace. Open enrollment, […]




Delaware Steps Up Fight Against Addiction; Begins Work to Expand Mental Health Services

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017

Led by Lt. Governor Hall-Long, new group will develop plan to do more to help Delawareans battle substance abuse, increase mental health treatment options and support families NEW CASTLE, Del. – Delaware officials, health professionals and community advocates came together Friday to take the next step in Delaware’s fight against substance use addiction. The Behavioral […]