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Curative, Delaware’s COVID-19 Testing Partner, to Shift Completely to New Testing Method by July 15

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2021

NEW CASTLE (July 13, 2021) – Beginning Thursday, July 15, Delaware’s largest COVID-19 testing partner, Curative, Inc., will shift completely from using a self-administered saliva-based test to a self-administered shallow nasal test. The new PCR testing method is expected to have the same turnaround time for results, usually within 24 to 48 hours of the […]




Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to Gather Feedback on Managed Care Organizations, Ways to Improve Program

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021

  NEW CASTLE (July 13, 2021) – The Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA) is beginning the process of identifying Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to operate its Medicaid Managed Care Program beginning Jan. 1, 2023. DMMA currently contracts with two MCOs, AmeriHealth Caritas Delaware and Highmark Health Options. […]




Secretary Magarik Announces Leadership Changes at Department of Health and Social Services

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Monday, July 12, 2021

NEW CASTLE (July 12, 2021) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Molly Magarik today announced leadership changes for the organization involving three divisions. Magarik said the changes will help DHSS begin to embrace the goals outlined in the agency’s draft Strategic Plan, “Achieving the Vision: Person-Centered Health and Human Services in Delaware,” […]




Despite End of State of Emergency, DHSS Guidance for Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities Will Continue

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 12, 2021

NEW CASTLE (July 12, 2021) – With the end of the State of Emergency in Delaware on Tuesday, July 13, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is affirming that Delaware’s 86 long-term care facilities (LTCs) will continue to follow the state’s existing visitation and testing guidance in order to keep residents healthy and […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update-July 9, 2021: No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported in The Last Seven Days

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 9, 2021

DOVER (July 9, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 2021. A total of 109,986 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Curative, Delaware’s COVID-19 Testing Partner, to Shift Completely to New Testing Method by July 15

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2021

NEW CASTLE (July 13, 2021) – Beginning Thursday, July 15, Delaware’s largest COVID-19 testing partner, Curative, Inc., will shift completely from using a self-administered saliva-based test to a self-administered shallow nasal test. The new PCR testing method is expected to have the same turnaround time for results, usually within 24 to 48 hours of the […]




Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to Gather Feedback on Managed Care Organizations, Ways to Improve Program

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021

  NEW CASTLE (July 13, 2021) – The Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA) is beginning the process of identifying Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to operate its Medicaid Managed Care Program beginning Jan. 1, 2023. DMMA currently contracts with two MCOs, AmeriHealth Caritas Delaware and Highmark Health Options. […]




Secretary Magarik Announces Leadership Changes at Department of Health and Social Services

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Monday, July 12, 2021

NEW CASTLE (July 12, 2021) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Molly Magarik today announced leadership changes for the organization involving three divisions. Magarik said the changes will help DHSS begin to embrace the goals outlined in the agency’s draft Strategic Plan, “Achieving the Vision: Person-Centered Health and Human Services in Delaware,” […]




Despite End of State of Emergency, DHSS Guidance for Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities Will Continue

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 12, 2021

NEW CASTLE (July 12, 2021) – With the end of the State of Emergency in Delaware on Tuesday, July 13, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is affirming that Delaware’s 86 long-term care facilities (LTCs) will continue to follow the state’s existing visitation and testing guidance in order to keep residents healthy and […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update-July 9, 2021: No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported in The Last Seven Days

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 9, 2021

DOVER (July 9, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 2021. A total of 109,986 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]