Legislation awaiting Gov. Matt Meyer’s signature could make Delaware a national leader in the fight against soaring healthcare prices.
The proposal, which both chambers passed unanimously, takes a two-pronged approach: It seeks to keep patients healthier by increasing how much state-licensed insurers are required to spend on primary care; and it puts a ceiling on how much hospitals can be reimbursed for their highest-priced services — targeting the market sector that bill sponsors say is most responsible for driving up costs.
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