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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


DHSS Awards Contract to Mercer Health & Benefits to Help State with Accelerating Health Care Payment Reform

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 18, 2017) – As part of the Department of Health and Social Services’ work to develop a health care spending benchmark, the Delaware Health Care Commission has awarded a contract to accelerate payment reform to Mercer Health & Benefits LLC. The $889,947 contract, which takes effect immediately, will support the state’s efforts […]




State Gets Final Federal Approval of Transition Plan for Compliance with Home and Community-Based Services Rule

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 19, 2017) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given final approval to Delaware’s Statewide Transition Plan for complying with the federal Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) final rule. The rule defines home and community-based settings for participants in Medicaid HCBS programs. The Statewide Transition Plan, submitted by DHSS’ […]




OAW Announces Arrest in Seaford Animal Cruelty Case

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Officers from the Division of Public Health (DPH) Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) have made an arrest in a recent case in which 32 neglected animals were rescued from a residence in the Seaford area.




Turn in Unused and Expired Medications on Drug Take-Back Day: October 28, 2017

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

With hundreds of lives being lost to drug overdoses each year in our state, Delaware will hold a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 28, 2017, to help reduce the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at 22 locations statewide between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.




Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired Recognizes White Cane Safety Day with Oct. 20 Event

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 17, 2017) – The Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired (DVI) will commemorate White Cane Safety Day during a public event Oct. 20 designed to celebrate the contributions of those with visual impairments, further raise awareness of blindness and encourage the development of new technologies that build independence for individuals who are […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

DHSS Awards Contract to Mercer Health & Benefits to Help State with Accelerating Health Care Payment Reform

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 18, 2017) – As part of the Department of Health and Social Services’ work to develop a health care spending benchmark, the Delaware Health Care Commission has awarded a contract to accelerate payment reform to Mercer Health & Benefits LLC. The $889,947 contract, which takes effect immediately, will support the state’s efforts […]




State Gets Final Federal Approval of Transition Plan for Compliance with Home and Community-Based Services Rule

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 19, 2017) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given final approval to Delaware’s Statewide Transition Plan for complying with the federal Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) final rule. The rule defines home and community-based settings for participants in Medicaid HCBS programs. The Statewide Transition Plan, submitted by DHSS’ […]




OAW Announces Arrest in Seaford Animal Cruelty Case

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Officers from the Division of Public Health (DPH) Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) have made an arrest in a recent case in which 32 neglected animals were rescued from a residence in the Seaford area.




Turn in Unused and Expired Medications on Drug Take-Back Day: October 28, 2017

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

With hundreds of lives being lost to drug overdoses each year in our state, Delaware will hold a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 28, 2017, to help reduce the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at 22 locations statewide between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.




Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired Recognizes White Cane Safety Day with Oct. 20 Event

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 17, 2017) – The Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired (DVI) will commemorate White Cane Safety Day during a public event Oct. 20 designed to celebrate the contributions of those with visual impairments, further raise awareness of blindness and encourage the development of new technologies that build independence for individuals who are […]