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Governor Carney Presents Fiscal Year 2023 Recommended Budget
Date Posted: January 27, 2022
DEMA Encourages Delawareans To Prepare For Winter Storm
Date Posted: January 27, 2022
Many Hunting Opportunities Available as 2021/22 Hunting Season Nears End
Date Posted: January 27, 2022
State of Delaware Invests in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access in the Arts
Date Posted: January 26, 2022
DPH Community Assessments Underway to Inform Future COVID-19 Response Efforts and Improve Health
Date Posted: January 25, 2022
Secretary Magarik Announces Leadership Changes at Department of Health and Social Services
Date Posted: January 25, 2022
January 25, 2022 – COVID19 Press Briefing
Date Posted: January 25, 2022
Bay Health’s Project SEARCH is Rewarding for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Date Posted: January 25, 2022
Delaware Emitirá Beneficios de Emergencia Mensuales el 26 de Enero
Date Posted: January 24, 2022
Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits on Jan. 26
Date Posted: January 24, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Jan. 21, 2022: DPH Reports Promising COVID-19 Data Trends
Date Posted: January 21, 2022
Public Input Sought on Water Trust Priorities and Projects
Date Posted: January 21, 2022
Governor Carney Delivers 2022 State of the State Address
Date Posted: January 20, 2022
$1.075 Million in Grants Announced to Support Homeless Services in Delaware
Date Posted: January 20, 2022
YWCA Delaware & Delaware Libraries Launch Social Equity Championship
Date Posted: January 20, 2022
Delaware State Parks Surf Fishing Permits, Annual Passes on Sale in February
Date Posted: January 20, 2022
Delaware Public Health Laboratory Breaks Ground on Expansion to Meet Testing, Surveillance Demands
Date Posted: January 19, 2022
State of the State 2022
Date Posted: January 19, 2022
Governor Carney Announces $107M in ARPA Support for Universities
Date Posted: January 19, 2022
DNREC to Present Living Shorelines Community Engagement Webinar Feb. 17
Date Posted: January 19, 2022
Governor Carney Announces Distribution of 125,000 KN95 Masks to Educators and Students
Date Posted: January 18, 2022
History Division Celebrates Black History Month 2022
Date Posted: January 18, 2022
Auditor McGuiness: Time is Now to Secure Provider Status for Delaware’s Pharmacists
Date Posted: January 18, 2022
DNREC Reopens Rehoboth Bay Shellfish Harvest
Date Posted: January 18, 2022
January 18, 2022 – COVID19 Press Briefing
Date Posted: January 18, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Jan. 14, 2022: New Positive Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Trend Upward
Date Posted: January 14, 2022
State of Delaware Partners with FEMA to Open COVID-19 Testing Center
Date Posted: January 14, 2022
Zwaanendael Museum Seeks Volunteers for “Recapturing Black Beaches,” an Oral History Initiative
Date Posted: January 14, 2022
Governor Carney Releases Second Revision to COVID-19 Emergency Order
Date Posted: January 14, 2022
“Walk Smart, Arrive Alive” Spreads Awareness of Pedestrian Safety in January
Date Posted: January 13, 2022
Arbor Day Poster Contest Now Open
Date Posted: January 13, 2022
Attorney General Jennings announces $1.85 billion Navient settlement
Date Posted: January 13, 2022
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 2022 Individual Artist Fellowship Awardees
Date Posted: January 13, 2022
Delaware Produce Farmers Encouraged To Attend Sessions On Proposed Rule Changes
Date Posted: January 13, 2022
Governor Carney Issues Statement on Cabinet Confirmations
Date Posted: January 12, 2022
Auditor McGuiness Announces Creation of a National Unemployment Insurance Audit Template
Date Posted: January 12, 2022
Jan. 15 is Last Day to Sign up for 2022 Coverage on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace
Date Posted: January 12, 2022
Consumer Demand For Buying Locally Grown Strong In Delaware
Date Posted: January 11, 2022
AG Jennings Announces Lawsuit Against Seaford
Date Posted: January 11, 2022
Export Delaware Now Accepting Applications for STEP Grants
Date Posted: January 11, 2022
New Employer UI and Construction Employer Tax Rates for 2022
Date Posted: January 11, 2022
2021 State Conservation Poster Contest Winners Announced
Date Posted: January 11, 2022
FY2023 Grant Applications for Arts & Community-Based Organizations and Schools Now Open
Date Posted: January 11, 2022
January 11, 2022 – COVID19 Press Briefing
Date Posted: January 11, 2022
Electronic Speed Safety Program to Begin in I-95 Restore the Corridor Construction Zone
Date Posted: January 10, 2022
With Arrival of Cold Snap, Nonprofits and Volunteers Are Opening Code Purple Sites Across Delaware
Date Posted: January 10, 2022
Urban Forestry Grants up to $5,000 Available
Date Posted: January 10, 2022
Gobernador Carney Firma Mandato Universal de Cubre Bocas en Interiores
Date Posted: January 10, 2022
Governor Carney Signs Universal Indoor Mask Mandate
Date Posted: January 10, 2022
DNREC Solicits Requests for Proposals for Phase 4 of Settlement Mitigation Awards
Date Posted: January 10, 2022
Governor Carney Sends Letter to Boards on Wilmington Learning Collaborative
Date Posted: January 10, 2022
Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Awards Virtual Ceremony Postponed
Date Posted: January 10, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Jan. 7, 2022: Winter Surge Continues; Current Hospitalizations Continue to Rise
Date Posted: January 8, 2022
State of Delaware offices will open at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 7, 2022
Date Posted: January 7, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Now Available for Delawareans 12 and Older
Date Posted: January 6, 2022
Governor Carney Announces Department of Human Resources (DHR) Nomination
Date Posted: January 6, 2022
Redden Forest Campsites and Trails Closed Due to Snowstorm
Date Posted: January 6, 2022
Division of Small Business Now Accepting Applications for Site Readiness Fund
Date Posted: January 6, 2022
Delaware Division of the Arts Awards $753,000 in American Rescue Plan Act Funds
Date Posted: January 5, 2022
January 4, 2022 – COVID19 Press Briefing
Date Posted: January 4, 2022
DNREC Sets Jan. 19 Virtual Public Meeting for Updating White Creek Dredging Project in Sussex County
Date Posted: January 4, 2022
DHSS Marks Milestone of 100,000 Referrals for Substance Use, Mental Health Services
Date Posted: January 4, 2022
DMV Encourages Online Services; Increase in Wait Times Expected
Date Posted: January 4, 2022
State of Delaware offices in Kent & Sussex Counties opening at 10AM on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022
Date Posted: January 3, 2022
DNREC Reminds Public Do Not Sled or Snowboard on Dunes
Date Posted: January 3, 2022
Governor Carney Issues State of Emergency Declaration
Date Posted: January 3, 2022
Update: State of Delaware offices are closed on Monday, January 3, 2022
Date Posted: January 3, 2022
DelDOT Preparing for First Winter Storm of Season
Date Posted: January 2, 2022
State of Delaware offices will open at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2022
Date Posted: January 2, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Dec. 31, 2021: Record Number of New Positive Cases, Current Hospitalizations
Date Posted: December 31, 2021
Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday
Date Posted: December 31, 2021
Governor Carney to Issue State of Emergency to Fight COVID-19 Winter Surge
Date Posted: December 30, 2021
Delaware’s Major Annual Financial Report to be Filed Later Than Usual
Date Posted: December 30, 2021
DNREC to Close, Reduce Hours at Some Facilities for January
Date Posted: December 30, 2021
December 30, 2021 – COVID19 Press Briefing
Date Posted: December 29, 2021
Governor Carney Lowers Delaware Flag
Date Posted: December 29, 2021
Additional Delaware Deer Hunting Seasons to Open in January
Date Posted: December 29, 2021
DPH to Implement Updated CDC Guidance Reducing Quarantine, Isolation Periods
Date Posted: December 28, 2021
Sewage Spill Suspends Shellfish Harvesting in Rehoboth Bay
Date Posted: December 28, 2021
Delaware Division of Child Support Services to Partner with ReManned Project, Inc.
Date Posted: December 28, 2021
Delaware State Parks to Host First Day Hikes Across Delaware
Date Posted: December 28, 2021
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Dec. 24, 2021: Record Number of New Daily Positive Cases Reported
Date Posted: December 24, 2021
DOL Conducting 2022 Annual Prevailing Wage Survey
Date Posted: December 23, 2021
48 Individuals and 13 Groups Will Receive Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards in Virtual Ceremony Jan. 17
Date Posted: December 22, 2021
DOJ Secures Conviction, Sentences In Violent Gun Cases
Date Posted: December 22, 2021
DelDOT Announces Completion of 141 Projects
Date Posted: December 22, 2021
Serial Rapist Found Guilty On All Charges
Date Posted: December 21, 2021
DPH Launches QR Tool Giving Delawareans Convenient Access to Their COVID-19 Vaccine Record
Date Posted: December 21, 2021
December 21, 2021 – COVID19 Press Briefing
Date Posted: December 21, 2021
Delaware Natural Resources Police Collect More Than 700 Toys as Holiday Gifts for Delaware Children
Date Posted: December 21, 2021
Division of Small Business awards EDGE Grants to 15 Delaware companies
Date Posted: December 20, 2021
DNREC Encourages Delawareans to Recycle Christmas Trees
Date Posted: December 20, 2021
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Dec. 17, 2021: Surge of New Positive Cases Continues
Date Posted: December 17, 2021
State’s First Omicron Cases Involve 4 Residents of New Castle County
Date Posted: December 17, 2021
Agreement Signed by DNREC, DHSS to Connect Donovan Smith Community to Public Sewer and Water
Date Posted: December 17, 2021
DNREC Adopts White Clay Creek State Park Master Plan After Significant Public Input
Date Posted: December 16, 2021
Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits on Dec. 17
Date Posted: December 16, 2021
Delaware emitirá beneficios de emergencia mensuales el 17 de Diciembre
Date Posted: December 16, 2021
Historical and Cultural Affairs Programs in January 2022
Date Posted: December 15, 2021
New Charges, Defendant Added To NorthPak Indictment
Date Posted: December 15, 2021
NEW CASTLE (Jan. 12, 2022) – Delawareans have until Saturday, Jan. 15, to sign up for health coverage for 2022 through Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace. For those who enroll by the deadline and pay their first premium, coverage will begin Feb. 1, 2022. Enhanced federal subsidies, which began earlier in 2021 under the Biden administration, will continue for 2022. The subsidies have helped to reduce consumer costs by as much as 40%.
State residents can sign up for coverage at www.HealthCare.gov or CuidadodeSalud.gov or by calling 1-800-318-2596 (TTY: 1-855-889-4325). Free assistance in Delaware is available through:
Westside Family Healthcare at 302-472-8655 in New Castle County and 302-678-2205 in Kent and Sussex counties or enrollment@westsidehealth.org.
Quality Insights, Inc., (New Castle and Sussex counties) at 1-844-238-1189. Westside and Quality Insights each received federal funding for navigators to help people enroll for coverage.
Certified application counselors at Henrietta Johnson Medical Center in Wilmington and La Red Health Center in Georgetown.
State-licensed insurance agents and brokers are also available at no charge.
For additional contact information and other details about Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace, go to www.ChooseHealthDE.com.
To speed up the enrollment process, Delawareans should have the following documents or information ready:
Birth dates of those applying for coverage.
Social Security numbers of those applying for coverage.
Pay stubs, W-2 forms or other information detailing your family’s income.
Policy or member numbers for any current health insurance plans.
Information about any health insurance that is available to you or your family through a job.
Your log-in and account information if you have previously enrolled on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Individuals who don’t act by Jan. 15 cannot get 2022 coverage unless they qualify for a Special Enrollment Period based on circumstances such as a loss of qualifying health coverage, change of income, birth or adoption of a child, a permanent move, marriage or divorce, or other qualifying factors.
The Biden administration has made increased access to health insurance and affordability a priority by using American Rescue Plan Act funds to increase tax credits and expand subsidies further into the middle class. For instance, a family of four (both parents in their 40s) making $50,000 are eligible for a credit of roughly $16,500, compared with $14,300 previously. A majority of Delaware marketplace enrollees will be eligible for financial assistance, which can help reduce the cost of monthly premiums and/or deductibles, and lower out-of-pocket health care costs.
Federal tax credits are available for those whose household income is between 138% and 400% of the Federal Poverty Level. For 2022 coverage, that’s between $17,775 and $51,520 for an individual, or between $36,570 and $106,000 for a family of four. For coverage in 2021, about 81% of enrollees in Delaware were eligible for tax credits, which help reduce the cost of the monthly premium.
For 2022, Highmark is offering 13 plans for individuals – four gold plans, three silver, three bronze, two platinum and one catastrophic. Two dental insurers – Delta Dental of Delaware, Inc. and Dominion Dental Services, Inc. – are offering a collective 12 stand-alone dental plans on the marketplace, seven with a low actuarial level (71.6%) and five with a high actuarial level (84.2%).
Since the start of this open enrollment on Nov. 1, 2021, more than 33,000 Delawareans have signed up for 2022 coverage on the marketplace and off the marketplace. Financial assistance is available to eligible enrollees only on the marketplace.
In addition to the Health Insurance Marketplace, some residents might be eligible for coverage through Delaware’s expanded Medicaid program, which is open year-round. More than 10,000 Delawareans receive coverage under the Medicaid expansion each year. To be screened for or to apply for Medicaid benefits, go to Delaware ASSIST.
Both the Health Insurance Marketplace and the Medicaid expansion have helped to reduce Delaware’s uninsured rate, decreasing from 10% in 2008 to 6.6% in 2019, according to the Census Bureau. That decline includes Delawareans who could not get coverage before the Affordable Care Act because of pre-existing conditions.
Related Topics: Health Insurance, Health Insurance Marketplace, Healthcare.gov, medicaid
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NEW CASTLE (Jan. 12, 2022) – Delawareans have until Saturday, Jan. 15, to sign up for health coverage for 2022 through Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace. For those who enroll by the deadline and pay their first premium, coverage will begin Feb. 1, 2022. Enhanced federal subsidies, which began earlier in 2021 under the Biden administration, will continue for 2022. The subsidies have helped to reduce consumer costs by as much as 40%.
State residents can sign up for coverage at www.HealthCare.gov or CuidadodeSalud.gov or by calling 1-800-318-2596 (TTY: 1-855-889-4325). Free assistance in Delaware is available through:
Westside Family Healthcare at 302-472-8655 in New Castle County and 302-678-2205 in Kent and Sussex counties or enrollment@westsidehealth.org.
Quality Insights, Inc., (New Castle and Sussex counties) at 1-844-238-1189. Westside and Quality Insights each received federal funding for navigators to help people enroll for coverage.
Certified application counselors at Henrietta Johnson Medical Center in Wilmington and La Red Health Center in Georgetown.
State-licensed insurance agents and brokers are also available at no charge.
For additional contact information and other details about Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace, go to www.ChooseHealthDE.com.
To speed up the enrollment process, Delawareans should have the following documents or information ready:
Birth dates of those applying for coverage.
Social Security numbers of those applying for coverage.
Pay stubs, W-2 forms or other information detailing your family’s income.
Policy or member numbers for any current health insurance plans.
Information about any health insurance that is available to you or your family through a job.
Your log-in and account information if you have previously enrolled on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Individuals who don’t act by Jan. 15 cannot get 2022 coverage unless they qualify for a Special Enrollment Period based on circumstances such as a loss of qualifying health coverage, change of income, birth or adoption of a child, a permanent move, marriage or divorce, or other qualifying factors.
The Biden administration has made increased access to health insurance and affordability a priority by using American Rescue Plan Act funds to increase tax credits and expand subsidies further into the middle class. For instance, a family of four (both parents in their 40s) making $50,000 are eligible for a credit of roughly $16,500, compared with $14,300 previously. A majority of Delaware marketplace enrollees will be eligible for financial assistance, which can help reduce the cost of monthly premiums and/or deductibles, and lower out-of-pocket health care costs.
Federal tax credits are available for those whose household income is between 138% and 400% of the Federal Poverty Level. For 2022 coverage, that’s between $17,775 and $51,520 for an individual, or between $36,570 and $106,000 for a family of four. For coverage in 2021, about 81% of enrollees in Delaware were eligible for tax credits, which help reduce the cost of the monthly premium.
For 2022, Highmark is offering 13 plans for individuals – four gold plans, three silver, three bronze, two platinum and one catastrophic. Two dental insurers – Delta Dental of Delaware, Inc. and Dominion Dental Services, Inc. – are offering a collective 12 stand-alone dental plans on the marketplace, seven with a low actuarial level (71.6%) and five with a high actuarial level (84.2%).
Since the start of this open enrollment on Nov. 1, 2021, more than 33,000 Delawareans have signed up for 2022 coverage on the marketplace and off the marketplace. Financial assistance is available to eligible enrollees only on the marketplace.
In addition to the Health Insurance Marketplace, some residents might be eligible for coverage through Delaware’s expanded Medicaid program, which is open year-round. More than 10,000 Delawareans receive coverage under the Medicaid expansion each year. To be screened for or to apply for Medicaid benefits, go to Delaware ASSIST.
Both the Health Insurance Marketplace and the Medicaid expansion have helped to reduce Delaware’s uninsured rate, decreasing from 10% in 2008 to 6.6% in 2019, according to the Census Bureau. That decline includes Delawareans who could not get coverage before the Affordable Care Act because of pre-existing conditions.
Related Topics: Health Insurance, Health Insurance Marketplace, Healthcare.gov, medicaid
Keep up to date by receiving a daily digest email, around noon, of current news release posts from state agencies on news.delaware.gov.
Here you can subscribe to future news updates.
