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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


State Releases First Health Care Benchmark Trend Report for 2019

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 1, 2021

Latest Step in Effort to Reduce Cost, Improve Quality of Care in Delaware DOVER (April 1, 2021) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Molly Magarik presented the state’s first Benchmark Trend Report at today’s Delaware Health Care Commission (DHCC) meeting, summarizing health care spending and quality data collected for calendar year 2019. […]




Delaware Households Affected by School Closings During Pandemic Will Receive Additional Temporary Food Benefits

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 29, 2021

Eligible Families Will Be Reimbursed for Cost of Meals That Would Have Been Available in Schools NEW CASTLE (March 29, 2021) – Delaware households with children affected by school closures during the COVID-19 public health emergency will receive additional temporary food-assistance benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. Eligible households will receive P-EBT […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update- March 26, 2021: Slight Uptick in Average Daily Cases; Newly Reported Deaths Continue to Decline

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021

DOVER (March 26, 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, March 25, 2021. A total of 93,325 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Delaware Has Issued Emergency Benefits for March to Eligible SNAP, TANF, and General Assistance Households

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021

NEW CASTLE (March 26, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Social Services has issued emergency benefits for March to eligible households as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Benefits were issued as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and two cash assistance programs – Temporary Assistance for […]




DHSS Updates Guidance for Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021

NEW CASTLE (March 26, 2021) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has updated its guidance to Delaware’s long-term care facilities following recent federal recommendations that allow for expanded indoor visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance was updated last week and was sent to the state’s 86 long-term care (LTC) facilities; it […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

State Releases First Health Care Benchmark Trend Report for 2019

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 1, 2021

Latest Step in Effort to Reduce Cost, Improve Quality of Care in Delaware DOVER (April 1, 2021) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Molly Magarik presented the state’s first Benchmark Trend Report at today’s Delaware Health Care Commission (DHCC) meeting, summarizing health care spending and quality data collected for calendar year 2019. […]




Delaware Households Affected by School Closings During Pandemic Will Receive Additional Temporary Food Benefits

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 29, 2021

Eligible Families Will Be Reimbursed for Cost of Meals That Would Have Been Available in Schools NEW CASTLE (March 29, 2021) – Delaware households with children affected by school closures during the COVID-19 public health emergency will receive additional temporary food-assistance benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. Eligible households will receive P-EBT […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update- March 26, 2021: Slight Uptick in Average Daily Cases; Newly Reported Deaths Continue to Decline

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021

DOVER (March 26, 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, March 25, 2021. A total of 93,325 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Delaware Has Issued Emergency Benefits for March to Eligible SNAP, TANF, and General Assistance Households

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021

NEW CASTLE (March 26, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Social Services has issued emergency benefits for March to eligible households as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Benefits were issued as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and two cash assistance programs – Temporary Assistance for […]




DHSS Updates Guidance for Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021

NEW CASTLE (March 26, 2021) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has updated its guidance to Delaware’s long-term care facilities following recent federal recommendations that allow for expanded indoor visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance was updated last week and was sent to the state’s 86 long-term care (LTC) facilities; it […]