Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware SB1: Primary Care Insurance/Updates
Status: Signed into law, July 20, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16, TITLE 18, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE, AND CHAPTER 237, VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, RELATING TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES.
What the bill says
An act to amend title 16, title 18, title 29, and title 31 of the delaware code, and chapter 237, volume 83 of the laws of delaware, relating to primary care services.
From the introduced text, March 5, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16, TITLE 18, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE, AND CHAPTER 237, VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, RELATING TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. WHEREAS, from 2022 to today, efforts of the General Assembly and the Office of Value-Based Health Care Delivery within the Department of Insurance have more than doubled commercial insurer primary care investment in the state; and WHEREAS, continued progress is being made with a projected $70 million invested in primary care for the Delaware commercial, fully insured market in 2025, up from $59 million spent in 2024, $44 million spent in 2023, and nearly $30 million in 2022; and WHEREAS, more than 800 providers have engaged in care transformation since the outset of these efforts, receiving $13.6 million in prospective payments for 2024, and $18 million projected in 2025, but distribution of investment has remained inequitable; and WHEREAS, efforts have increased prospective payments to physicians engaged in care transformation from $3 per member per month in 2022, to $19 per member per month in 2023, to $26 per member per month in 2024, and $39 per member per month projected in 2025; and WHEREAS, prospective payments are a method of advanced payments that help physicians invest in value-based care resources that increase quality of care, improve efficiency and …
Sponsors
- Bryan Townsend (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Raymond Seigfried (D, 5)
- Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D, 1)
- David Sokola (D, 8)
- Elizabeth Lockman (D, 3)
- Madinah Wilson-Anton (D, 26)
Latest actions
- : SS 2 for SB 1 - Signed by Governor
- : SS 2 for SB 1 - Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
- : SS 2 for SB 1 - Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
- : SS 2 for SB 1 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
- : SS 2 for SB 1 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
- : SS 2 for SB 1 - Assigned to Administration Committee in House
- : SS 2 for SB 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- : Substituted in Senate by SS 2 for SB 1
- : Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 1
- : Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
Votes
- Passed (SM) (July 1, 2026): 41 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (SM) (May 19, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1?
- SB1 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): Primary Care Insurance/Updates.
- What does SB1 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend title 16, title 18, title 29, and title 31 of the delaware code, and chapter 237, volume 83 of the laws of delaware, relating to primary care services.
- What is the status of SB1?
- Signed into law as of July 20, 2026. Latest action: SS 2 for SB 1 - Signed by Governor (July 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1?
- Bryan Townsend (D, 11), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142911
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