Delaware Officials Call Healthcare Spending Unsustainable, Eye Global Hospital Budgets
Delaware health officials told the Delaware Health Care Commission that current healthcare spending trends are unsustainable and threatened state budgets. Secretary of Health and Social Services Christen Linke Young said the state should pursue global budgeting models for hospitals, similar to Maryland's approach that sets fixed annual prices for services. Medicaid managed care organizations are already losing money despite rate increases, according to state Medicaid director Andrew Wilson, diverting funds from schools and infrastructure. Officials said providers must find efficiencies while the state creates market conditions incentivizing value-based care.
Delaware's exploration of global hospital budgets would fundamentally change how Medicaid MCOs negotiate rates and manage risk, potentially limiting reimbursement growth and requiring health plans to operate under tighter financial constraints.
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