How a hospital cost review board in Delaware aims to rein in health care costs

A bill that has been the center of controversy and division among Delaware lawmakers and health care providers passed the state House on Tuesday, setting the stage for the implementation of a hospital cost review board. In the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s vote, stakeholders aggressively opposed the legislation and laid out a world where health care jobs could be cut and services to the most vulnerable populations could be eliminated. State lawmakers who supported the bill – which passed both the Senate and House mostly along party lines –...