HB 442 DE

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Delaware’s per capita health care spending consistently ranks in the top ten highest spending states and has historically outpaced economic growth in Delaware. Enhanced transparency and shared accountability for spending and quality targets have been used to accelerate changes in our health care delivery system, creating benefits for employers, state government and health care consumers. House Joint Resolution 7 of the 149th General Assembly and Executive Order Nineteen tasked the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) with the establishment of annual health care spending and quality benchmarks as a strategy to address the unsustainable growth in health care spending while also measuring aspects of health care quality. This Act serves to replace Executive Order Twenty-Five which established Delaware’s Spending and Quality Benchmark initiative in 2018. The codification of these benchmarks supports the continuation of Delaware’s Road to Value by improving the transparency of health care spending and quality, as well as providing attainable goals needed to achieve better health care, lower costs, and healthier communities.

• David Bentz · primary
• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• Sarah McBride · primary

1. Jun 2, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · lower
2. Jun 8, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits · lower
3. Jun 13, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 442 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
4. Jun 14, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 442 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
5. Jun 14, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
6. Jun 14, 2022 Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · upper
7. Jun 22, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · upper
8. Jun 23, 2022 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
9. Aug 19, 2022 Signed by Governor · executive