Delaware governor signs executive order creating health spending advisory group — 5 insights

An executive order signed by Gov. John Carney, D, established the Health Care Delivery and Cost Advisory Group to implement a healthcare spending benchmark for Delaware. Here are five insights:

1. The advisory group will be tasked with providing feedback to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services on how to measure and report the cost of healthcare in the state.

2. Members of the advisory group will help create quality benchmarks to lower costs and recommend changes to the Delaware Health Care Commission. They will also help establish the state's cost benchmark by setting a spending growth target.

3. The advisory group will be comprised of the DHSS secretary; director of the Office of Management and Budget; chair of the Delaware Health Care Commission; chair of the Delaware Center for Health Innovation; hospital representatives; representatives from the insurance industry, a licensed physician; a health economist; and a business community representative.

4. Delaware had the third-highest rate of per-capita health care spending in the U.S. in 2014, according to CMS. Its per-capita rate was $10,254, more than 27 percent above the U.S. average.

5. A 2017 CMS analysis estimated Delaware's total health care spending would climb to $21.5 billion in 2025.

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