Consider the following statistics about health care coverage in Delaware:
Total Delaware Residents - 859,762
Delaware uninsured residents - 11.05%
Total Delaware HMO enrollment - 165,968
Avg annual employee premium in DE employer-sponsored plan (after employer contrib): $885
Avg DE hospital cost per inpatient day (before insurance) - $1,778
Source data according to the Kaiser Family Foundation:
Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)
Total HMO Enrollment, July 2008
Average Single Premium per Enrolled Employee For Employer-Based Health Insurance, 2008
Hospital Adjusted Expenses per Inpatient Day, 2007
Looking to purchase Delaware health insurance? We offer a broad selection of Delaware health plans for individuals, families and small businesses from most of the leading Delaware health insurance companies.
Residents can also refer to a number of resources within Delaware:
Health Care Assistance Programs in Delaware
Access information on the six main types of medical assistance services provided by the Division of Social Services
The Delaware Healthy Children Program
This is a low cost health insurance program for Delaware's uninsured children featuring the same high-quality coverage provided by private insurance plans.
Delaware Health and Social Services
Information on all programs available from Delaware Health and Social Services