#hb350 — Public Fediverse posts

Governor #JohnCarney issued the following statement today on the passage of House Substitute 2 for House Bill 350.

“Rising #HealthCareCosts are having a significant impact on 3Delaware families and state taxpayers”

“#HB350 will help lower the growth of health care costs in our state, while making sure we’re protecting health care quality and access. I want to thank the hospital systems, members of the General Assembly – particularly Speaker #Longhurst and Senator #Townsend – and DHSS for collaborating on this important piece of legislation. I look forward to signing it into law.”

https://news.delaware.gov/2024/05/21/governor-carneys-statement-on-passage-of-house-bill-35050/

Hospitals and #DHA withdraws opposition to #HospitalCostReviewBoard

#Delaware hospitals and the #DelawareHealthcareAssociation (DHA) have agreed to withdraw opposition to the controversial #Hospital cost review board legislation after crafting an amendment with the bill’s sponsors.

In its current form, the bill requires hospitals to not charge more than 250% of the cost of care charged to the Medicare program for 2025 and 2026…

The new amendment replaces that temporary reference pricing with a new cost containment measure based on the spending benchmark and the Core Consumer Price Index.

#HB350
https://www.delawarepublic.org/politics-government/2024-05-13/healthcare-community-withdraws-opposition-to-hospital-cost-review-board-pending-new-amendment