DHCC Presentations

The Delaware Health Care Commission has several presentations delivered at its meetings throughout the year by subject matter experts in the health care and research industries; examples of many follow. Some of the presentations are in Portable Document Format (PDF) which will require Acrobat reader to view while others are still in their original PowerPoint (PPT) format which require Powerpoint or a PowerPoint viewer access. The formats of each are indicated next to their entry below. Please check the bottom of the page for download links for Adobe or PowerPoint Viewer.

• Presentation from the Health Care Commission Meeting of May 2, 2013
  • State Innovation Model (SIM) Update
• Presentation from the Health Care Commission Meeting of March 28, 2013
  • Medical Education at Christiana Care Health System
  • Delaware Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) Project Update
  • Delaware State Innovation Model Design
• Presentation from the Health Care Commission Meeting of February 7, 2013
  • Delaware Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) Marketplace Assister Certification
• Presentations from the Health Care Commission Meeting of January 3, 2013
  • Delaware Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) Marketplace Assister Certification
  • Delaware's Delivery of Long Term Services and Supports: The Need for Change
  • Health Care Workforce Recommendations
• Presentations from the Health Care Commission Meeting of December 6, 2012
  • Delaware Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) Project Update (12/6/12)
  • DIMER, DIDER and State Loan Repayment Program Report
  • Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) Update
• Presentations from the Health Care Commission Meeting of November 1, 2012
  • Delaware Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) Project Update (11/1/12)
  • State Innovation Plan
• Presentations from the Health Care Commission Meeting of October 4, 2012
  • Delaware Health Benefit Exchange, Recommendations for Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Standards
    • Final Recommendations for State Specific Qualified Health Plan Certification Standards
    • Medicaid Appointment Standards
  • Independence at Home
• Presentations from the Health Care Commission Meeting of September 6, 2012
  • Essential Health Benefits and Qualified Health Plans Selection Process Recommendations
  • Epidemiological assistance addressing youth suicidal behavior in southern and central Delaware, Spring 2012
  • Department of Services for Children Youth & Their Families response to assist with suicide prevention
  • Suicide Prevention & School Response
• Presentations from the Health Care Commission Meeting of June 7, 2012
  • Renaissance Medical Management Company Overview
  • Delaware Hospice Presentation
  • Defining Essential Health Benifits
  • Delaware Health Net, Inc.
• Presentations to the Health Care Commission on May 3, 2012:
  • Public Health and Patient Centered Medical Homes
  • An Environmental Scan: Delaware's Healthcare Workforce
• Presentations to the Health Care Commission on April 5, 2012:
  • Council on Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
  • University of DE - Patient Centered Medical
  • Project Engage
  • Pediatric Patient Centered Medical Home
  • Health Benefit Exchanges - PCG
• Presentations to the Health Care Commission on March 1, 2012:
  • Delaware Patient Centered Medical Home Initiative
  • Patient Centered Medical Home Presentation
• Presentations to the Health Care Commission on February 2, 2012:
  • DHIN Update for the Delaware Health Care Commission
• Presentations/Documents from the Health Care Commission Meeting of December 1, 2011:
  • Journal of Palliative Medicine - Maryland State Advisory Council
  • MOLST Form
  • MOLST Presentation
  • Health Workforce Data Update Presentation
  • Health Workforce Development Briefing Document
  • Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Maps
  • 2008 Vital Statistic Highlights
  • Top 10 Vital Statistic Causes of Death
• Presentations to the Health Care Commission on November 3, 2011:
  • All Payer Claims Database
  • An Overview of Colorectal Cancer in Delaware
• Presentations to the Health Care Commission on October 6, 2011:
  • Health Benefit Exchange Planning Project - Health Care Commission Update
• Presentations to the Delaware Health Care Commission on September 1, 2011:
  • Health Benefit Exchange Project - Health Care Commission Update
  • Senate Bill 137
• Presentations to the Delaware Health Care Commission:
  • Health Benefit Exchange Overview (June 7)
  • Health Benefit Exchange and the Employer Market
  • Health Benefit Exchange and the Commercial Market
  • Health Benefit Exchange Overview  (June 28)
  • Health Benefit Exchange and Medicaid
• Presentations to the Delaware Health Care Commission on June 2, 2011:
  • Health Benefit Exchange Presentation
  • CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation: Accountable Care Organizations
• Presentations to the Delaware Health Care Commission on May 5, 2011:
  • Health Benefit Exchange Project - Plan Overview and Stakeholder Outreach
  • Health Exchange Proposal
• Presentations to the Delaware Health Care Commission on April 7, 2011:
  • Health Benefit Exchanges: Many Questions to Answer
  • Stakeholder Engagement Report to Commission
• Presentations to the Delaware Health Care Commission on January 6, 2011:
  • Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (animated video)Health Reform Hits Main Street  
• Presentations to the Delaware Health Care Commission on October 7, 2010:
  • Delaware PCMH Initiative (138 KB) 
  • Delaware Department of Insurance - Reforms Effective September 23 - Gaps in Regulatory Authority (26 KB) 
  • Affordable Care Act- American Health Benefit Exchanges (50 KB) 
• Presentations to the Delaware Health Care Commission on September 2, 2010:
  • Affordable Care Act Overview, Delaware Health Care Commission (18 KB) 
  • Health Care Reform: Where are we now? Premium Rate Review Grant, Delaware Department of Insurance (35 KB) 
  • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Overview of Medicaid & CHIP Provisions, Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance (256 KB) 
• Healthy Delawareans With Disabilities: 2010 (211 KB) 
  Presented by Alisha Raiford-Hall and Dr. Thomas F. Kelly, Division of Developmental Disabilities, on September 1, 2005
• National Healthcare Reform Overview (101 KB) 
  Presentation for the Delaware Health Care Commission - May 6, 2010
• Delawareans Without Health Insurance 2008 (342 KB) 
  Presented to the Delaware Health Care Commission by Edward Ratledge, Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research, University of Delaware
• Delaware Health Information Network (3,245KB) 
  Presented to the Delaware Health Care Commission on May 3, 2007 by Robert White, Chair of the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) and Gina Perez, DHIN Project Director
• Delawareans Without Health Insurance 2007 (148 KB) 
  Presented to the Delaware Health Care Commission by Edward Ratledge, Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research, University of Delaware
• Premium Variation in the Small-Group Market in Delaware: Analysis of the Problem and Possible Solutions (413 KB) 
  Presented on January 5, 2006 by Elliot K. Wicks, Ph.D.
  Senior Fellow, Economic and Social Research Institute
  Senior Consultant, Health Management Associates
• CHAP Progress Report (215 KB) 
  Presented by Joy Blaiser, July 20, 2005
• Community Health Access Program (CHAP) Evaluation 2004/2005 (852 KB) 
  Presented by Heather Bittner Fagan, MD and James M. Gill, MD, MPH, July 20, 2005
• Consumer-Driven Health Plans (381 KB) 
  Presented by Anne Gauthier, Vice President for Academy Health and Director of the Robert Wood Johnson's Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization - March, 2005
• Consumer-Directed Health Plans, Blue Advantage (1427 KB) 
  Presented by Tim Constantine, President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
• Alice Burton, of AcademyHealth and Elliott Wicks, of the Economic and Social Research Institute made presentations at the April 2005 Commission meeting. Below are their supporting documents:
  • Delaware Health Care Coverage (29 KB) 
  • Delaware Coverage Options (52 KB) 
• Delaware Prioritized Coverage Options (65 KB) 
  Presented by Alice Burton, Director, Academy Health, May 2005
• Federal Perspective Changes in Medicaid (60 KB) 
  Presented by Alice Burton, Director, Academy Health, June 2, 2005
• Health Briefs, April 2005 (116 KB) 
• Health Care Cost Trends, Impact on Access, Possible Solutions (181 KB) 
  Presented by Alice Burton, Director, State Health Policy Group at AcademyHealth and Director of the Robert Wood Johnson's State Coverage Initiative - March, 2005
• Health Disparities In Delaware - 2004 
  Minority Health Disparity Conference presentation delivered to the Commission in January 2005
• Presentations to the Delaware Health Care Commission on February 17, 2005:
  • Three Approaches to Achieve Near-Universal Coverage In Delaware (157 KB) 
    By Jack A. Meyer, PhD and Elliot K. Wicks, PhD, Economic and Social Research Institute
  • Environment Context for Current State Pilot Planning Activities (75 KB) 
    By Alice Burton, Director, Academy Health
  • Revisiting Previously Identified Options to Extend Coverage in Delaware (440 KB) 
    Presented by Alice Burton.
• Delawareans Without Health Insurance 2006 (1116 KB) 
  Presented to the Delaware Health Care Commission by Edward Ratledge, Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research, University of Delaware
• Description and Assessment of Three Approaches to Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Delaware (165 KB) 
  Final Report, September 2004
• Pilot Planning Activities in other HRSA-Grant Awarded States (323 KB) 
  An Overview by Alice Burton, Director, State Health Policy Group at Academy Health and Director of the Robert Wood Johnson's State Coverage Initiative - December, 2004
• Total Cost of Health Care in Delaware 2003 (444 KB) 
  By Simon Condliffe and Edward C. Ratledge, June 2004
• Mental Health In Delaware Presentation (149 KB)- February, 2003 
• "Strategic Initiatives" Presentation (67 KB) 

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