WILMINGTON — City Council has approved an ordinance that significantly raises ambulance fees in Wilmington as the city prepares to take over emergency medical services from St. Francis Hospital. READ: Mayor Carney outlines his $200 M budget at latest Town Hall meeting Ordinance 25-012 passed unanimously among council members present at the May 1 meeting, with 10 votes in favor …
WILMINGTON — Nicholas Moriello has resigned as president of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware after six years in the role, the company confirmed last week. In a written statement to Townsquare Live, Highmark spokesperson Natalie Di Sabatino said that Tom Fitzpatrick will serve as acting segment president. A University of Delaware graduate, Fitzpatrick also serves as President of Commercial …
WILMINGTON– ChristianaCare President and CEO Janice E. Nevin, M.D., MPH, has once again been honored as a top business leader by Delaware Online/The News Journal. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Nevin has been recognized for her significant impact on Delaware’s future and her leadership in health care. Nevin’s leadership continues to distinguish ChristianaCare as a national leader in …
By Bradley Vasoli Spending on Medicaid, the federal-state healthcare program serving lower-income Americans, has climbed significantly in many states, including Delaware. But many experts believe care quality has decreased despite that — or because of it. In Fiscal Year 2023, the First State spent more than $3.34 billion in combined state and federal money on Medicaid, with the program covering …
If a bill establishing a state board to oversee hospital budgets passes as is, it could alter or kill the deal cut with those hospitals to pay a provider tax unlocking another $100 million for Delaware’s Medicaid program. Brian Frazee, president of the Delaware Healthcare Association, warned the House Appropriations Committee that the requirement in House Bill 350 to immediately …
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Delaware hospitals have agreed to fork over a 3.58% tax on patient revenues so the state can qualify for another $100 million more in federal Medicaid funding. The deal they agreed to will help expand Medicaid programs at a time when state officials have sounded alarms about the $2 billion — and rising — cost of healthcare to the state. …
The state of Delaware will need at least an additional $50 million dollars in fiscal 2025 to pay for increases in the cost of employee health insurance, which is expected to see premium rises of up to 22%. Ruth Ann Miller, controller general, said the program will have a shortfall of $15 million by April 1 and will need $22 …
The biggest security breach of the year has affected 60 million people so far, including customers of Delaware’s biggest bank, M&T Bank. The hack dates back to the end of May, TechCrunch said, with experts saying that the hackers knew about the vulnerability in the MOVEit software as far back as 2021. Cl0p, a ransomware group linked to Russia, claimed …
House Majority Whip Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown is back with another bill on requiring Medicaid to pay for doulas. Doulas provide physical and emotional support while a woman is giving birth. House Bill 80, which requires doula services to be covered by Medicaid starting Jan. 1, has 15 other sponsors: 14 Democrats and Republican Sen. Bryant Richardson, R-Laurel. House Bill 343, sponsored …
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services must hand over Medicaid records to State Auditor Kathy McGuiness, a Superior Court judge ruled this week. For nearly two years, McGuiness has been seeking access to the information, which she says her office needs to determine whether DHSS’s Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance is complying with federal and state requirements. …
