The state is moving forward on a Delaware Health Care Innovation Plan that to implement will involve a one time outlay of $160 million and $190 million annually for 10 years. The major components of the plan will include a health information exchange, a "holistic" approach to work force development, and a new Delaware Center for Health Care Innovation. A major justification for this government intervention is that Delaware spends almost 25% more than the national average on h

There is a general consensus that health care needs to be accessible, high quality and less costly. Improving the general health of all Delawareans is also an important goal. The way to reduce costs while maintaining or improving quality is to raise productivity. Economic theory shows that the best way to do that is to incentivize problem-solving, cost-cutting, innovative behavior by those closest to the problem: the patients and their doctors. Yet the plan outlined in Choose

If you live in Delaware and pay for health insurance, you will be paying hundreds or thousands of dollars more once 2016 arrives. Health premiums are set to rise by leaps and bounds next year, meaning less money in your pocket. Because CRI is committed to informing citizens about the impacts of the decisions the government makes, we took a look to see how the proposed rate rises are really going to affect you.   There are essentially two companies that provide health insuranc